A Tokyo school boxwood netsuke of Raiden on a drum, by Masatsugu. Mid-19th century

A Tokyo school boxwood netsuke of Raiden on a drum, by Masatsugu. Mid-19th century - image-1
A Tokyo school boxwood netsuke of Raiden on a drum, by Masatsugu. Mid-19th century - image-2
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A Tokyo school boxwood netsuke of Raiden on a drum, by Masatsugu. Mid-19th century - image-1A Tokyo school boxwood netsuke of Raiden on a drum, by Masatsugu. Mid-19th century - image-2A Tokyo school boxwood netsuke of Raiden on a drum, by Masatsugu. Mid-19th century - image-3A Tokyo school boxwood netsuke of Raiden on a drum, by Masatsugu. Mid-19th century - image-4A Tokyo school boxwood netsuke of Raiden on a drum, by Masatsugu. Mid-19th century - image-5

A Tokyo school boxwood netsuke of Raiden on a drum, by Masatsugu. Mid-19th century

The god of thunder, clad only in a loincloth with two drumsticks stuck in the back, attempting to push the thunder drum through heavy clouds. Very finely carved and polished, the drumheads attached with fine black nails. Signed Hokutosai Masatsugu.
Diameter 3.8 cm

Provenance

Samuel (Siegfried) Bing, Paris (1838 - 1905), sold at Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1906
Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 - 1921), acquired directly from Bing, 23.4.1898

Literature

Brockhaus, p. 317, no. 289

Auction 1157, Cologne

Lot 401 Dα

Estimate:
700 € - 850 €

Result:
3.750 €

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