A fine ivory netsuke of Benten. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 309 Dα

A fine ivory netsuke of Benten. Mid-19th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 700 € - 900 €
Result: 1.612 € (incl. premium)

A fine ivory netsuke of Benten. Mid-19th century

Head raised, dressed in finely engraved long flowing robes, a shawl placed around her body and a Chinese-style stiff fan in her right hand.
Height 5 cm

Provenance

Klefisch, Cologne, 21.4.2012, lot 480
Kolodotschko Collection

Literature

Illustrated in: Karl M. Schwarz, Netsuke Subjects, Vienna 1986, p. 29, no. 10