A boxwood netsuke of Raiden, by Masatsugu. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 1031 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of Raiden, by Masatsugu. Late 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €
Result: 1.240 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of Raiden, by Masatsugu. Late 19th century

Climbing over clouds in order to roll a huge drum, with drum sticks inserted into his belt which holds the tiger skin in place. The eyes and studs of the drum skin of horn. Signed Hokutôsai Masakazu. Minor damage.
Height 4.1 cm; length 4.7 cm

The MCI (p. 484) mentions four similar netsuke of this type: 1) ex Behrens, no. 4422, now in the Baur Collection, 2) and 3) in the Sir T. Lawrence Collection, and 4) in the Gilbertson sale 1912.

Provenance

Purchased from Helmut Laudenbach, Berg, 22.2.1985
Coll. no. 489 (handwritten)