A large and amusing Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Hotei. 18th century - image-1

Lot 32 Dα

A large and amusing Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Hotei. 18th century

Auction 1036 - overview Cologne
14.06.2014, 10:00 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke I
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 5.124 € (incl. premium)

A large and amusing Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Hotei. 18th century

The triangular piece is carved in th shape of a seated bare-bellied Hotei with huge earlobes and chin pushed up, in front of him a small karako with large tweezers pulling out hair from Hotei’s sprouting beard. The hair tufts of black horn.
Height 4.4 cm; width 5.5 cm

Provenance

Barry Davies (1948-2005), London (by repute)