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Lot 497 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of a geisha seated on a tengu mask. 19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 550 € - 650 €
Result: 2.750 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of a geisha seated on a tengu mask. 19th century

Dressed in a wide kimono with the characteristic obi tied in a large bow, a geisha, possibly Okame, partly covers her face with the wide sleeve in shame at the lustful feelings awakened by the long nose of a mask on which she sits. Very finely carved, engraved and with dark staining. Inscribed Masatoshi.
Width 2.8 cm

Provenance

Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 – 1921), acquired 22.1.1899

Literature

Brockhaus, S. 314, Nr. 503