An ivory netsuke of a laughing Hotei, by Masakazu. Around 1800 - image-1
An ivory netsuke of a laughing Hotei, by Masakazu. Around 1800 - image-2
An ivory netsuke of a laughing Hotei, by Masakazu. Around 1800 - image-1An ivory netsuke of a laughing Hotei, by Masakazu. Around 1800 - image-2

Lot 524 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a laughing Hotei, by Masakazu. Around 1800

Auktion 1092 - Übersicht Köln
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke und Sagemono
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An ivory netsuke of a laughing Hotei, by Masakazu. Around 1800

The bare-chested god stands kicking a football (kemari) that has landed on his protruding pot-belly, the stippled robe loosely worn and slipping from his shoulder. Signed Masakazu in an oval reserve.
Height 4.4 cm

Provenienz

Kolodotschko Collection