An ivory netsuke of a frog on lotus leaf, by Hokusui. 19th century. - image-1

Lot 231 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a frog on lotus leaf, by Hokusui. 19th century.

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
06.12.2019, 14:00 - Japan, India/South-East Asia
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 806 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of a frog on lotus leaf, by Hokusui. 19th century.

Sitting on a lotus lead, head raised. The leaf with finely engraved veins on the underside rendered in relief. Signed Hokusui on the short bent stem.
Height 3 cm; width 3.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Hamburg, acquired at Galerie Gemini, May 2004

Literature

The piece's signature illustrated in: Lazarnick, 1982, p. 485