A very fine and rare Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Kan’u on horseback, by Masatada. Late 18th century - image-1
A very fine and rare Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Kan’u on horseback, by Masatada. Late 18th century - image-2
A very fine and rare Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Kan’u on horseback, by Masatada. Late 18th century - image-1A very fine and rare Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Kan’u on horseback, by Masatada. Late 18th century - image-2

Lot 1013 D‡α

A very fine and rare Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Kan’u on horseback, by Masatada. Late 18th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result: 5.704 € (incl. premium)
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A very fine and rare Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Kan’u on horseback, by Masatada. Late 18th century

The Chinese general sits on a saddled and grazing horse holding the horse’s reigns in his left hand and his halberd named “Blue Dragon” in his right, while a wind-swept sleeve enwraps the halberd’s pole with only the tip visible at the top. Signed Masatada in an oval reserve.
Height 9.8 cm

Provenance

Through Grete Damm, Munich, May 1981
Coll. no. 555 (handwritten)