A possibly Osaka ivory netsuke of Saishi and her old mother. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 446 Dα

A possibly Osaka ivory netsuke of Saishi and her old mother. Mid-19th century

Auction 1101 - overview Cologne
08.12.2017, 14:00 - Japanese Art
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €

A possibly Osaka ivory netsuke of Saishi and her old mother. Mid-19th century

A possibly Osaka ivory netsuke of Saishi breast-feeding her seated ancient mother who, now toothless, can no longer eat regular food. One of the 24 examples of filial piety. Mid-19th century.
Height 4.1 cm

Provenance

Private Collection Felke, Rhineland-Palatinate