A good ivory netsuke of Ebisu and an octopus. Early 19th century - image-1

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A good ivory netsuke of Ebisu and an octopus. Early 19th century

Auktion 1061 - Übersicht Köln
05.12.2015, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst III - Japanische Kunst inkl. Netsuke Slg. Kolodotschko IV
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A good ivory netsuke of Ebisu and an octopus. Early 19th century

Wearing Shintô ceremonial robes with an eboshi, Ebisu crawls over a rock surrounded by waves, his bamboo fishing rod placed to his left, while behind him an octopus winds its tentacles around Ebisu’s leg.
Height 3 cm; width 5.3 cm

Provenienz

H. G. Beasely (1881-1939), by repute
Lempertz, Cologne, 9.12.2005, lot 671