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Lot 472 Dα

An ivory netsuke of Ono no komachi. Second half 19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 320 € - 360 €
Result: 1.625 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of Ono no komachi. Second half 19th century

The old poetess with a tattered umbrella on her back, seated on the grave post with a basket of flowering twigs at her side and holding a walking stick in her hands. Finely carved, engraved and some dark accents. Beautiful, golden-yellow patina. Chipped. Restored. Signed Chikuyosai on an oblong reserve.
Height 3.6 cm

Provenance

Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 – 1921)

Literature

Cf. MCI, p. 886 under Tomochika, possibly the third artist, born 1842