An Osaka school ivory netsuke of a hare and moon, by Shigemasa. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 1132 Dα

An Osaka school ivory netsuke of a hare and moon, by Shigemasa. Mid-19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 992 € (incl. premium)

An Osaka school ivory netsuke of a hare and moon, by Shigemasa. Mid-19th century

Standing on a cloud with a rice pounder in its paw next to a full moon surrounded by clouds. Signed Shigemasa in an irregular reserve.
Height 2.9 cm

The netsuke illustrates a play on words: mochitsuki means rice pounding while mochizuki means full moon.

Provenance

Purchased from the estate of Dr. Franz Weber, Vienna, May 1967
Coll. no. 855 (printed and handwritten)