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Lot 442 D ‡ α

An amusing ivory netsuke of Fukurokuju and karako. 19th century

Auction 1213 - overview Cologne
09.12.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.600 € - 1.800 €
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An amusing ivory netsuke of Fukurokuju and karako. 19th century

Standing with a scroll tied to his staff and a tray to catch the falling hairs that a karako sitting on a furoshiki at Fukurokuju’s back is shaving off the god's head. Hair tufts and scroll knobs of black horn. Signed Masakazu in an oval reserve.
Height 5.8 cm

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Sales permit for the EU internal market available

Provenance

Kolodotschko Collection, sold at Lempertz, Cologne, 6.12.2014, lot 782
Flachsmann Gallery Estate, Kronberg, Germany, acquired at the above auction