An ivory netsuke of the gifts from Edo (edo omiyage). 19th century - image-1

Lot 368 Dα

An ivory netsuke of the gifts from Edo (edo omiyage). 19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 562 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of the gifts from Edo (edo omiyage). 19th century

Carved with a selection of regional specialities (meibutsu) with clams in a straw bundle, a paper bag with puffed rice cookies (kaminari okoshi), a bracelet tied with bamboo, a round lidded box with mustard marinated pickles from Yamamoto of Omori (omori karashizuke yamamoto), a toy whistle and a small rectangular lidded box.
Length 3.7 cm; width 2.8 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Hamburg, acquired at Galerie Gemini, Holzkirchen, May 2007