A very fine and lively early ivory netsuke of a laughing Gama Sennin. 18th century - image-1
A very fine and lively early ivory netsuke of a laughing Gama Sennin. 18th century - image-2
A very fine and lively early ivory netsuke of a laughing Gama Sennin. 18th century - image-1A very fine and lively early ivory netsuke of a laughing Gama Sennin. 18th century - image-2

Lot 1005 D‡α

A very fine and lively early ivory netsuke of a laughing Gama Sennin. 18th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 5.000 € - 5.500 €
Result: 8.060 € (incl. premium)
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A very fine and lively early ivory netsuke of a laughing Gama Sennin. 18th century

The tall sennin stands in tattered and loosely belted robes which reveal his skinny chest and back; he holds a toad to his belly while making a gesture of surprise with the other hand; another small toad sits on his shoulder. The eye pupils of black wood or horn. Restored.
Height 10.7 cm

Provenance

Purchased from Hanns Krenz (1888 - 1969), Berlin, October 1967
Coll. no. 721 (handwritten)