An Osaka school ivory netsuke of a Fushimi figurine of Hotei. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 553 Dα

An Osaka school ivory netsuke of a Fushimi figurine of Hotei. Mid-19th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke and Sagemono
Estimate: 300 € - 500 €

An Osaka school ivory netsuke of a Fushimi figurine of Hotei. Mid-19th century

Standing with a Chinese-style stiff fan and holding the cord ties around his bag which stands next to him.
Height 4.4 cm

These clay figurines (tsuchi ningyo) were a regional souvenir of the Fushimi Inari Shrine and a popular subject of Osaka netsuke carvers since Mitsuhiro.