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Lot 464 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of Bushô. Early 19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 900 € - 1.200 €
Result: 5.000 € (incl. premium)
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A boxwood netsuke of Bushô. Early 19th century

Standing in a long robe, his right hand raised to strike the deadly blow, his left hand holding the left ear of a tiger standing next to him. Powerfully carved, finely engraved and polished.
H 4,3 cm

This netsuke depicts a scene from chapter 23 of the book of folk tales ‘The Robbers of the Liang Schan Moor’ (Chinese: Shuihu zhuan). Following a murder, Sanbushô (Chinese: Wu Song) flees his home province. Not averse to alcohol, he is attacked by a tiger during a night walk but kills it with a punch with the “power of an iron hammer”.

Provenance

Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 – 1921),acquired at Rex & Co., Berlin, 19.12.1900

Literature

Brockhaus, p. 391, no. 813