An ivory manjû of Hotei with two karako. 18th/19th century - image-1

Lot 271 Dα

An ivory manjû of Hotei with two karako. 18th/19th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 300 € - 400 €
Result: 434 € (incl. premium)

An ivory manjû of Hotei with two karako. 18th/19th century

Carved in openwork relief with Hotei seated with his arm resting on his bag and two playful karako, surrounded by bamboo and flowering branches, on the reverse two karako in a bamboo grove.
Width 4.8 cm

Provenance

Lempertz, Cologne, 7./8.6.2013, lot 948
Kolodotschko Collection