A fine Nagoya school wood netsuke of Kiyohime, by Masakazu. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 1052 Dα

A fine Nagoya school wood netsuke of Kiyohime, by Masakazu. Mid-19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.612 € (incl. premium)

A fine Nagoya school wood netsuke of Kiyohime, by Masakazu. Mid-19th century

Standing next to the bell of Dôjôji temple and holding a striker in her hand, Kiyohime has changed into a hannya with horns barely visible in her hair, the bell displaying carefully rendered studs and rain dragons. Signed Masakazu.
Height 3.9 cm

Provenance

Purchased from Helmut Laudenbach, Berg, January 1989
Coll. no. 449