An unusually large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Late 18th century - image-1
An unusually large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Late 18th century - image-2
An unusually large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Late 18th century - image-3
An unusually large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Late 18th century - image-4
An unusually large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Late 18th century - image-5
An unusually large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Late 18th century - image-1An unusually large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Late 18th century - image-2An unusually large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Late 18th century - image-3An unusually large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Late 18th century - image-4An unusually large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Late 18th century - image-5

Lot 258 Dα

An unusually large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Late 18th century

Auktion 1124 - Übersicht Köln
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Rüstung, Schwertschmuck, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono inkl. Slg. Papp II
Schätzpreis: 1.000 € - 1.400 €

An unusually large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Late 18th century

The long-haired sennin sits with one leg raised, the loosely worn robe revealing his pot-belly, a toad seated on his shoulder. The eyes of the animal of black horn. Signed Masaharu in an oval reserve.
Height 5.2 cm; width 5.7 cm

Provenienz

Presumably Collection Koch, The Netherlands, sold at Hauswedell, Hamburg, 4.6.1962, lot 515
Collection Emil Damm, Munich
Through Grete Damm, March 1983
The Papp Collection (no. 525)