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Lot 397 D‡α

An impressively large ivory okimono-type netsuke of Eguchi no Kimi. Mid-19th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 4.500 € - 5.500 €
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An impressively large ivory okimono-type netsuke of Eguchi no Kimi. Mid-19th century

The courtesan Eguchi no Kimi sits with a long scroll over her knees on a very large reclining elephant, her robes minutely incised with a large asa-no-ha pattern and flowery scrolls to the borders. The writing on the scroll is illegible. Signed Chikuyōsai Tomochika with kaō. Age cracks.
Height 4.9 cm; L 7.7 cm

The representation of Eguchi no Kimi is a travesty on Fugen Bosatsu and refers to Saigyō Hōshi who is said to have had a poetry exchange full of philosophical allusions with the courtesan.

Provenance

Alexander Pollmer, Munich
Collection Gertrud Papp (1920–2017), acquired from the above dealer and sold at Lempertz, Cologne, 16.6.2018, lot 1057
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia, acquired at the above auction