An ivory netsuke of oni Shiro. 18th/early 19th century - image-1

Lot 687 Dα

An ivory netsuke of oni Shiro. 18th/early 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.500 €
Result: 2.108 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of oni Shiro. 18th/early 19th century

Crouching and resting his chin on his claws, a rat sitting on his back with a holly branch in its mouth, sent out by Daikoku to drive the demon away. Line engravings stained black.
Height 2.5 cm; length 4.4 cm

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Provenance

Samuel S. Marchant (1897-1975), London
George Cohen, Birmingham, England
June Helen Schuerch (1930-2009), Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Literature

Cohen 1974, no. 100