An ivory okimono of Hôjô Tokimasa and Benten. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 1075 Dα

An ivory okimono of Hôjô Tokimasa and Benten. Late 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.178 € (incl. premium)

An ivory okimono of Hôjô Tokimasa and Benten. Late 19th century

An ivory okimono of Hôjô Tokimasa visiting Benten, who is surrounded by a dragon, in the grotto of Enoshima, offering an outspread fan with the Hôjô family crest on it. Signed Hôshinsai on an inlaid mother-of-pearl tablet and Masanobu in seal shape. Fine cracks. Late 19th century.

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Height 7.3 cm

Provenance

Important private collection, Munich