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Lot 455 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of two grumpy oni. Mid-19th century

Auction 1213 - overview Cologne
09.12.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.600 €
Result: 1.197 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of two grumpy oni. Mid-19th century

Seated close together, looking into opposite directions, obviously unhappy about the beans hitting them, thrown at them at setsubun in order to dispell these harbingers of misfortune. Signed Hikaku in a rounded cartouche.
Height 2.5 cm

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Sales permit for the EU internal market available

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland, acquired from S. Marchant & Son, London on 8.1.1969 for GBP 27