A small ivory okimono of the strong woman Kaneko. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 171 Rα

A small ivory okimono of the strong woman Kaneko. Late 19th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
06.12.2019, 14:00 - Japan, India/South-East Asia
Estimate: 300 € - 500 €
Result: 1.054 € (incl. premium)

A small ivory okimono of the strong woman Kaneko. Late 19th century

Holding tub with laundry, the strong woman stops a run-away horse by stepping on the tethers with her high geta. Signed Masanobu in seal script on an irregular base.
Height 5.3 cm

Provenance

Private collection, collected between 1985 and 2017