A marine ivory shunga netsuke of a seated man. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 439 Dα

A marine ivory shunga netsuke of a seated man. Late 19th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 650 € - 750 €
Result: 682 € (incl. premium)

A marine ivory shunga netsuke of a seated man. Late 19th century

Seated, a karako standing to his right, both cheerfully laughing as they look at a string of coins laid across the man's erect penis. Finely and meticulously carved, partly stained. Probably a work of the Tomochika school.
Height 4.4 cm

Provenance

Collection Karl M. Schwarz (1926-2007), Vienna

Literature

Illustrated in: Karl M. Schwarz, Netsuke Subjects, Vienna 1992, p. 87, no. 218