An ivory netsuke of a warrior on horseback. 19th century - image-1

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An ivory netsuke of a warrior on horseback. 19th century

Auktion 1124 - Übersicht Köln
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Rüstung, Schwertschmuck, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono inkl. Slg. Papp II
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An ivory netsuke of a warrior on horseback. 19th century

Riding through waves and tightly holding on to the reigns, with a sword at his back, the towel wound around the head giving him the appearance of Benkei, whilst the subject is reminiscent of the Chinese Emperor Gentoku riding through the river Dankai.
Height 3.4 cm; length 5.2 cm

Provenienz

From Grete Damm, Munich, November 1980
Coll. no. 567 (handwritten)