A very large Edo school peg manjû of Kintoki with a carp, by Kikugawa. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 1060 D‡α

A very large Edo school peg manjû of Kintoki with a carp, by Kikugawa. Mid-19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.400 €
Result: 1.364 € (incl. premium)
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A very large Edo school peg manjû of Kintoki with a carp, by Kikugawa. Mid-19th century

Carved in sunken relief with Kintoki stabbing a huge carp as a sign of his prowess and strength, on the reverse a hora and the sword’s scabbard with a loose rope. The eye of the carp of silver-lined black horn. Peg with a silver fitting and eyelet. Signed Kikugawa saku.
Diameter 6.7 cm

Provenance

Lempertz, Cologne, 7./8.12.1977, lot 636
Purchased from Helmut Laudenbach, Berg, 1.4.1978
Coll. no. 650 (handwritten)