An elegant cherrywood hako netsuke, by Roshôsai. Second half 19th century - image-1
An elegant cherrywood hako netsuke, by Roshôsai. Second half 19th century - image-2
An elegant cherrywood hako netsuke, by Roshôsai. Second half 19th century - image-1An elegant cherrywood hako netsuke, by Roshôsai. Second half 19th century - image-2

Lot 1135 Dα

An elegant cherrywood hako netsuke, by Roshôsai. Second half 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €
Result: 620 € (incl. premium)

An elegant cherrywood hako netsuke, by Roshôsai. Second half 19th century

Displaying a hototogisu (cuckoo) in gold makie and a crescent moon in silver makie, the rim lined with pewter. Signed Roshôsai with kaô in makie. Lining of the himotôshi lost.
Height 1.3 cm; 3.1 x 2.9 cm

Provenance

Purchased from Helmut Laudenbach, Berg, March 1980
Coll. no. 580 (handwritten)