An Edo/Tokyo school ivory netsuke of a furious Kiyohime, by Minkoku. Second half 19th century - image-1

Lot 759 Dα

An Edo/Tokyo school ivory netsuke of a furious Kiyohime, by Minkoku. Second half 19th century

Auction 1061 - overview Cologne
05.12.2015, 11:00 - Asian Art III - Japanese Art incl. The Netsuke Collection of Kolodotschko IV
Estimate: 700 € - 900 €
Result: 868 € (incl. premium)

An Edo/Tokyo school ivory netsuke of a furious Kiyohime, by Minkoku. Second half 19th century

Coiling her snake body around the bell of Dojôji, she tears her hair with one hand and holds the wooden striker in the other. Signed Minkoku.
Height 3.9 cm