Lot 326 D α

An Edo school boxwood okimono-type netsuke of Hotei and a karako, by Gyokkô. Mid-19th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 300 € - 500 €

An Edo school boxwood okimono-type netsuke of Hotei and a karako, by Gyokkô. Mid-19th century

Hotei sits pot-bellied with a karako in front of him who strikes the belly with a flywhisk as if it were a mokugyo. The hairs of the flywhisk of bone. Signed Gyokkô.
Height 3 cm; width 4.8 cm

Provenance

Kolodotschko Collection