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Lot 411 Dα

An ivory netsuke of Daikoku with a large daikon. Early 19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 500 € - 550 €
Result: 1.500 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of Daikoku with a large daikon. Early 19th century

The god of luck Daikoku seated with a great daikon in his left hand and laughingly pointing with his right index finger at the erotic association of the fork of the fruit. Very finely carved, some brown-stained details, the pattern on his robe engraved. Signed Hikaku.
Width 3.8 cm

Provenance

Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 – 1921), acquired at Rex & Co., Berlin, 19.6.1902

Literature

Brockhaus, p. 327, no. 929
Cf. a signature in: MCI p. 152