A large and amusing ivory netsuke of a tanuki. Early 19th century - image-1

Lot 1130 D‡α

A large and amusing ivory netsuke of a tanuki. Early 19th century

Auktion 1053 - Übersicht Köln
05.06.2015, 14:00 - Japanische Kunst - Netsuke, Okimono, Lack und Sagemono, Schwertschmuck
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A large and amusing ivory netsuke of a tanuki. Early 19th century

Standing upright and lifting his enormous scrotum, the kimono slipped off to reveal his bare body and muscular arms, a tenugui wound around his head in the manner of a labourer.
Height 7.2 cm

Provenienz

Bonhams, New York, 19.3.2008, lot 5076