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Lot 409 D ‡ α

An ivory netsuke of a manzai dancer and his drummer. Second half 19th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.400 €
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An ivory netsuke of a manzai dancer and his drummer. Second half 19th century

Both wearing festive robes and an eboshi, the dancer half kneeling with a folding fan in his hand, the saizō sitting on his feet and beating an hourglass drum. Signed Masatsugu in an irregular cartouche. Tiny chip to one foot.
Height 3.8 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Bavaria