A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Hotei and a karako. Around 1800 - image-1

Lot 1023 Dα

A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Hotei and a karako. Around 1800

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
05.06.2015, 14:00 - Japanese Art - Netsuke, Okimono, Lacquer and Sagemono, Sword Decoration
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.400 €

A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Hotei and a karako. Around 1800

Seated pot-bellied and hirsute, laughing out loud with both rows of teeth visible, the right hand resting on his knee while a karako climbs bare-footed over his shoulder.
Height 3.9 cm; width 4.8 cm