A kokutan wood netsuke of a curly-haired kuronbôjin, by Genryôsai Minkoku. Mid-19th century - image-1
A kokutan wood netsuke of a curly-haired kuronbôjin, by Genryôsai Minkoku. Mid-19th century - image-2
A kokutan wood netsuke of a curly-haired kuronbôjin, by Genryôsai Minkoku. Mid-19th century - image-1A kokutan wood netsuke of a curly-haired kuronbôjin, by Genryôsai Minkoku. Mid-19th century - image-2

Lot 687 Rα

A kokutan wood netsuke of a curly-haired kuronbôjin, by Genryôsai Minkoku. Mid-19th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke and Sagemono
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 2.604 € (incl. premium)

A kokutan wood netsuke of a curly-haired kuronbôjin, by Genryôsai Minkoku. Mid-19th century

Seated and clutching a thick coral branch, the loin cloth of marine ivory, the eyes of bone. Signed Genryôsai (Minkoku).

In order to fit the thick coral into the netsuke the left arm and the right foot have been carved separately and later attached to the body.