An amusing Nagoya school cherrywood netsuke of Hotei and karako, by Masatoshi. Mid 19th century - image-1

Lot 97 Dα

An amusing Nagoya school cherrywood netsuke of Hotei and karako, by Masatoshi. Mid 19th century

Auction 1036 - overview Cologne
14.06.2014, 10:00 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke I
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 4.514 € (incl. premium)

An amusing Nagoya school cherrywood netsuke of Hotei and karako, by Masatoshi. Mid 19th century

Hotei bent forward with contented expression at having passed a noxious odour while a karako sitting between his legs beneath his buttocks holds his nose. Signed Masatoshi in a rectangular reserve on the stiff fan underneath.
Height 2.9 cm

Provenance

Barry Davies (1948-2005), London

Exhibitions

Barry Davies 1984, no. 60, illustrated on the front cover