A fine ivory netsuke of Chinnan Sennin. 19th century - image-1

Lot 518 Dα

A fine ivory netsuke of Chinnan Sennin. 19th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke and Sagemono
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 7.440 € (incl. premium)

A fine ivory netsuke of Chinnan Sennin. 19th century

Standing in balance on both feet, the sennin is encoiled by a large dragon, which emerges from a small alms bowl held up by the sennin, the robes engraved with a cloud pattern. The eye pupils of black horn, the dragon with red eyes.
Height 7.9 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Northern Germany, acquired 1987 in Northern Germany