A kokutan wood netsuke of a curly-haired kuronbôjin, by Genryôsai Minkoku. Mid-19th century - image-1
A kokutan wood netsuke of a curly-haired kuronbôjin, by Genryôsai Minkoku. Mid-19th century - image-2
A kokutan wood netsuke of a curly-haired kuronbôjin, by Genryôsai Minkoku. Mid-19th century - image-1A kokutan wood netsuke of a curly-haired kuronbôjin, by Genryôsai Minkoku. Mid-19th century - image-2

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A kokutan wood netsuke of a curly-haired kuronbôjin, by Genryôsai Minkoku. Mid-19th century

Auktion 1092 - Übersicht Köln
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke und Sagemono
Schätzpreis: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Ergebnis: 2.604 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

A kokutan wood netsuke of a curly-haired kuronbôjin, by Genryôsai Minkoku. Mid-19th century

Seated and clutching a thick coral branch, the loin cloth of marine ivory, the eyes of bone. Signed Genryôsai (Minkoku).
Height 3.4 cm

In order to fit the thick coral into the netsuke the left arm and the right foot have been carved separately and later attached to the body.