A boxwood netsuke of a laughing Hotei. Late 18th/early 19th century - image-1

Lot 649 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a laughing Hotei. Late 18th/early 19th century

Auction 1061 - overview Cologne
05.12.2015, 11:00 - Asian Art III - Japanese Art incl. The Netsuke Collection of Kolodotschko IV
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Result: 558 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of a laughing Hotei. Late 18th/early 19th century

Standing pot-bellied with his bag of treasures atop his head and supporting it with his right hand, as he lifts the seam of his robe in order to wade through a stream.
Height 8 cm

Hotei wading through water is a theme in Edo period zenga and Kano school painting