A rare Nagoya school cherry wood netsuke of Kikujidô, by Masanaga. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 827 Dα

A rare Nagoya school cherry wood netsuke of Kikujidô, by Masanaga. Mid-19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 1.500 € - 1.800 €
Result: 1.736 € (incl. premium)

A rare Nagoya school cherry wood netsuke of Kikujidô, by Masanaga. Mid-19th century

With long hair falling down his back and wearing a sennin’s leaf coat, the Chrysanthemum Boy sits beside a rock, holding a chrysanthemum flower and placing the left hand on his knee. Signed Masanaga in a rounded rectangular reserve
Height 3.6 cm