A very good Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a lively shishi climbing on a ball, by Okatori. Late 18th/early 19th century - image-1
A very good Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a lively shishi climbing on a ball, by Okatori. Late 18th/early 19th century - image-2
A very good Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a lively shishi climbing on a ball, by Okatori. Late 18th/early 19th century - image-1A very good Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a lively shishi climbing on a ball, by Okatori. Late 18th/early 19th century - image-2

Lot 708 Dα

A very good Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a lively shishi climbing on a ball, by Okatori. Late 18th/early 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 7.000 € - 9.000 €
Result: 14.260 € (incl. premium)
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A very good Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a lively shishi climbing on a ball, by Okatori. Late 18th/early 19th century

Standing upright on one leg, placing the other hind leg and left forepaw on a ball and raising its other forepaw, the bushy tail with undercutting, a moveable ball in the open mouth. The nerve of the tooth plugged with ivory of a lighter colour and the eye pupils of black horn. Signed Okatori.
Height 4.5 cm

Compare a very similar piece by Okatori in MCI, p. 623 and a similar piece by Tomokazu in Lazarnick, p. 1153

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Provenance

Joseph (Joe) Kurstin, Miami, FL (sold at Nagel, 13.11.2007, lot 2669)