An Osaka school ivory netsuke of a Fushimi figurine of Hotei. Mid-19th century - image-1

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An Osaka school ivory netsuke of a Fushimi figurine of Hotei. Mid-19th century

Auktion 1092 - Übersicht Köln
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke und Sagemono
Schätzpreis: 300 € - 500 €

An Osaka school ivory netsuke of a Fushimi figurine of Hotei. Mid-19th century

Standing with a Chinese-style stiff fan and holding the cord ties around his bag which stands next to him.
Height 4.4 cm

These clay figurines (tsuchi ningyo) were a regional souvenir of the Fushimi Inari Shrine and a popular subject of Osaka netsuke carvers since Mitsuhiro.

Provenienz

Kolodotschko Collection