A powerful ivory netsuke of a samurai and an oni. First half 19th century - image-1

Lot 1058 Dα

A powerful ivory netsuke of a samurai and an oni. First half 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.116 € (incl. premium)

A powerful ivory netsuke of a samurai and an oni. First half 19th century

The samurai, possibly Watanabe no Tsuna, in court dress and wearing an eboshi has captured a large oni by his long horn and is about to behead him with his drawn sword. The eye pupils of black horn. Restored.
Height 4.1 cm

Provenance

Purchased from Pollmer?, Munich, 1975
Coll. no. 968 (printed and handwritten)