A boxwood netsuke of a laughing Gama Sennin, by Hidehisa. 19th century - image-1

Lot 639 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a laughing Gama Sennin, by Hidehisa. 19th century

Auction 1061 - overview Cologne
05.12.2015, 11:00 - Asian Art III - Japanese Art incl. The Netsuke Collection of Kolodotschko IV
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 744 € (incl. premium)
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A boxwood netsuke of a laughing Gama Sennin, by Hidehisa. 19th century

Seated with the robes slipped off both shoulders on a huge toad. The eyes of transparent horn with eye pupils in reverse painting, the bumps of the toad’s skin in ukibori. Signed Hidehisa (Shûkyû). Old collector’s number in red ink.
Height 4 cm; length 4.3 cm