A boxwood netsuke of two karako playing with Fukurokuju, by Shigesada. Mid 19th century - image-1

Lot 780 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of two karako playing with Fukurokuju, by Shigesada. Mid 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 3.100 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of two karako playing with Fukurokuju, by Shigesada. Mid 19th century

Fukurokuju screams out loud whilst holding his neck, while two karako behind him pull the rope tied around his large cranium. Signed Shigesada.
Height 4.9 cm

Provenance

Malcolm J. Hammond, Greenwich, CT, USA (by repute)