An ivory netsuke of a sennin with a toad and a crutch. Around 1800 - image-1
An ivory netsuke of a sennin with a toad and a crutch. Around 1800 - image-2
An ivory netsuke of a sennin with a toad and a crutch. Around 1800 - image-1An ivory netsuke of a sennin with a toad and a crutch. Around 1800 - image-2

Lot 369 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a sennin with a toad and a crutch. Around 1800

Auction 1203 - overview Cologne
11.06.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.260 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of a sennin with a toad and a crutch. Around 1800

Standing on one leg and wearing a leafy cloak. The carver has combined the characteristic attributes of Tekkai Sennin (crutch) and Gama Sennin (toad on the shoulder) in a single figure. Chip to the sleeve opening.
Height 7.8 cm

Provenance

Estate of Günter Kauth (1946-2016), Frankfurt a. M.