Lot 151 D α

An ivory netsuke of a flying tennin. 19th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
06.12.2019, 14:00 - Japan, India/South-East Asia
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 1.116 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of a flying tennin. 19th century

Dressed in billowing robes with a long ribbon floating around arms and shoulders, the head slightly turned to the right as the tennin holds a lotus bud. Signed Shôkyusai.
Length 4.2 cm; height 2.2 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Hamburg, acquired at Galerie Gemini, December 1987