An ivory netsuke of two shôjô, by Koseki. 19th century - image-1

Lot 438 Dα

An ivory netsuke of two shôjô, by Koseki. 19th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 350 € - 450 €
Result: 372 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of two shôjô, by Koseki. 19th century

Both tipsy, one of them sitting on top of an overturned sake jar, the second lying on his side with half his body inside the jar, holding a ladle in his right hand. Finely carved, polished and engraved. Details darkly stained. Signed Koseki.
Height 4.2 cm

Provenance

Collection Karl M. Schwarz (1926-2007), Vienna

Literature

Illustrated in: Karl M. Schwarz, Netsuke Subjects, Vienna 1992, p. 49, no. 88
International Netsuke Society Journal, Vol. 12, no. 1 (1985), p. 23