An ivory netsuke of Kiyohime on top of the Dôjôji bell. 19th century - image-1

Lot 1056 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of Kiyohime on top of the Dôjôji bell. 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.400 €
Result: 2.728 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of Kiyohime on top of the Dôjôji bell. 19th century

Kiyohime has changed into a furious hannya sitting on top of the bell of Dôjôji temple, her snake body coiled around the bell's wall, tearing her hair in despair and holding a striker in her other hand.
Height 5.5 cm

Provenance

Purchased from Helmut Laudenbach, Berg, 22.2.1985
Coll. no. 496 (handwritten)