An ivory okimono-type netsuke of Hotei, by Nanryû. Ca. 1960-70 - image-1

Lot 624 Dα

An ivory okimono-type netsuke of Hotei, by Nanryû. Ca. 1960-70

Auktion 1092 - Übersicht Köln
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke und Sagemono
Schätzpreis: 400 € - 600 €

An ivory okimono-type netsuke of Hotei, by Nanryû. Ca. 1960-70

The god stands upright with hands raised behind his back and with a strand of prayer beads (juzu) around his neck and wrists, the robe revealing his bare chest and pot-belly is painted brown. Signed Nanryû in a rectangular reserve.
Height 4.8 cm

Kurata Nanryû was born 1935 in Saitama Prefecture. His designs are taken from a wide range of Japanese folklore and legends.

Provenienz

Sotheby’s, London, 21.3.2001, lot 101 (no ill.)
Kolodotschko Collection