An ivory netsuke of a monk on a temple gong, by Kogyoku. Second half 19th century - image-1
An ivory netsuke of a monk on a temple gong, by Kogyoku. Second half 19th century - image-2
An ivory netsuke of a monk on a temple gong, by Kogyoku. Second half 19th century - image-3
An ivory netsuke of a monk on a temple gong, by Kogyoku. Second half 19th century - image-4
An ivory netsuke of a monk on a temple gong, by Kogyoku. Second half 19th century - image-5
An ivory netsuke of a monk on a temple gong, by Kogyoku. Second half 19th century - image-1An ivory netsuke of a monk on a temple gong, by Kogyoku. Second half 19th century - image-2An ivory netsuke of a monk on a temple gong, by Kogyoku. Second half 19th century - image-3An ivory netsuke of a monk on a temple gong, by Kogyoku. Second half 19th century - image-4An ivory netsuke of a monk on a temple gong, by Kogyoku. Second half 19th century - image-5

Lot 814 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of a monk on a temple gong, by Kogyoku. Second half 19th century

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
16.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.600 €
Result: 2.500 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of a monk on a temple gong, by Kogyoku. Second half 19th century

Reading and smiling, sitting on a large mokugyo. The gong's handle carved with two dragons facing each other, their open mouths with a loose ball, their eyes of light and dark horn. The monk carved separately. Signed Kogyoku on a red lacquer tablet.
Height 3.7 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Belgium, acquired from Kyoto Gallery, Brussels, November 1982