A large unusual wood netsuke of a broken Bizen tokkuri. 19th century - image-1

Lot 849 Dα

A large unusual wood netsuke of a broken Bizen tokkuri. 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €
Result: 992 € (incl. premium)

A large unusual wood netsuke of a broken Bizen tokkuri. 19th century

The pottery sake flask with horizontal marks and recessed area with a figure of Hotei in low relief, the neck tied with a cord. Inscribed Minko.
Height 4.7 cm

Provenance

Albert Brockhaus (1850-1921), Leipzig (sold at Christie’s London, 25.11.1980, lot 128)

Literature

Brockhaus 1925, p. 420, no. 966 (no illustration)