An Edo school ivory netsuke of a smiling Daikoku with a radish, by Tomoaki. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 786 Dα

An Edo school ivory netsuke of a smiling Daikoku with a radish, by Tomoaki. Mid-19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 806 € (incl. premium)
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An Edo school ivory netsuke of a smiling Daikoku with a radish, by Tomoaki. Mid-19th century

Seated wearing boots and holding a huge radish and pointing toward the bi-forked end of a futamata daikon, an obvious erotic allusion. Signed Tomoaki in a wavy reserve.
Height 3.8 cm

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