An Edo/Tokyo school ivory netsuke of Kan no Kôso, by Tomochika. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 767 Dα

An Edo/Tokyo school ivory netsuke of Kan no Kôso, by Tomochika. Mid-19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.400 €
Result: 1.116 € (incl. premium)

An Edo/Tokyo school ivory netsuke of Kan no Kôso, by Tomochika. Mid-19th century

Kneeling by a huge dragon and plunging a sword into its neck, while the animal slings its tail around the Chinese general. Signed Tomochika in an oval reserve.
Height 3.8 cm

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Provenance

Lempertz, Cologne, 7./8.12.2007, lot 360