An ivory netsuke of a young boy. Early 19th century - image-1

Lot 1075 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a young boy. Early 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 700 € - 900 €
Result: 744 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of a young boy. Early 19th century

The crouching young boy only wearing a bib tied around his neck and waist holds a very large fish.
Height 2.1 cm; length 3.3 cm

The netsuke possibly alludes to the strong boy Kintoki measuring his strength by holding a mighty carp.

Provenance

Purchased from Ohmura, Hamburg, 1972
Coll. no. 920 (handwritten)