An Edo school netsuke of four kappa, by Gyokuhôsai. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 829 Dα

An Edo school netsuke of four kappa, by Gyokuhôsai. Mid-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: 992 € (incl. premium)

An Edo school netsuke of four kappa, by Gyokuhôsai. Mid-19th century

Sitting merrily back to back underneath a lotus leaf, one kappa plays a shamisen, one holds a cucumber, one with a sake bottle and his companion with a goblet. Signed Gyokuhôsai.
Height 3 cm; length 4.3 cm