A large boxwood netsuke of Hotei with a tiger. 19th century - image-1

Lot 1045 Dα

A large boxwood netsuke of Hotei with a tiger. 19th century

Auktion 1112 - Übersicht Köln
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Schätzpreis: 1.200 € - 1.600 €

A large boxwood netsuke of Hotei with a tiger. 19th century

Seated on a rock with a loosely belted robe revealing his pot-belly, and holding a fan while a tiger crawls around him.
Height 6.1 cm

The representation alludes to Bunkan Zenshi who is usually shown sleeping together with his tiger.

Provenienz

Purchased from Helmut Laudenbach, Berg, November 1981
Coll. no. 539 (handwritten)