An intricate ivory netsuke of Ushiwakamaru riding a winged tengu, by Mitsuo. Late 19th century - image-1

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An intricate ivory netsuke of Ushiwakamaru riding a winged tengu, by Mitsuo. Late 19th century

Auktion 1044 - Übersicht Köln
06.12.2014, 10:30 - Netsuke aus der Slg. Kolodotschko II, Japanische Kunst
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An intricate ivory netsuke of Ushiwakamaru riding a winged tengu, by Mitsuo. Late 19th century

Ushiwakamaru, the name of Yoshitsune as a boy, rides the running Sôjôbô holding the reigns tied around the tengu’s long nose with one hand and a scroll in the other, on a cloud base. Signed Mitsuo.
Height 4.5 cm