A fine Edo school boxwood netsuke of Fukurokuju with a minogame, by Ryûkei. Early/mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 1047 Dα

A fine Edo school boxwood netsuke of Fukurokuju with a minogame, by Ryûkei. Early/mid-19th century

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
05.06.2015, 14:00 - Japanese Art - Netsuke, Okimono, Lacquer and Sagemono, Sword Decoration
Estimate: 3.500 € - 4.000 €
Result: 3.720 € (incl. premium)

A fine Edo school boxwood netsuke of Fukurokuju with a minogame, by Ryûkei. Early/mid-19th century

Standing with mouth open, and wearing flowing robes, ornate shoes and a long cloth draped on his high pate, he carries a minogame that holds on to the god’s robes. Signed Ryûkei.
Height 5.6 cm

Compare an almost identical netsuke sold by F. Meinertzhagen to Alfred Baur in 1935 (ill. in: MCI, p. 674 and Coullery and Newstead 1977, C 83)