A boxwood netsuke of a Hanasaka Jijii. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 825 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a Hanasaka Jijii. Mid-19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 11:00 - Japan
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €

A boxwood netsuke of a Hanasaka Jijii. Mid-19th century

A boxwood netsuke of a Hanasaka Jijii sitting on a tree stump and throwing ashes from his basket that make the withered tree blossom again. The plum blossom branches of ivory. One himotôshi lined with green-stained bone. Signed Gyokkei on an inlaid ivory tablet. Mid-19th century.
Height 3.6 cm