A painted and inlaid ivory netsuke of a man with a treasure box. Around 1900 - image-1

Lot 207 Dα

A painted and inlaid ivory netsuke of a man with a treasure box. Around 1900

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 1.500 € - 1.800 €
Result: 2.500 € (incl. premium)

A painted and inlaid ivory netsuke of a man with a treasure box. Around 1900

Kneeling in front of the wickerwork box and lifting the lid to reveal numerous takaramono, in allusion to the fairytail Shitakiri Suzume. Signed Hideyoshi (Shûhô) on an inlaid red tablet.
Height 4.1 cm