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Lot 1016 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of Shoki with two oni. Mid-19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 700 € - 900 €
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An ivory netsuke of Shoki with two oni. Mid-19th century

Seated with sword tied to his back on top of a Chinese table with two oni hiding underneath, one of them making the bekkanko gesture. Signed Kinsai and seal.
Height 4.4 cm

The carver is not listed by Davey but can be found in the MCI, p. 341. Meinertzhagen is not sure whether the signature should be read as Kinsai or Kisai.

Provenance

Gift of Grete Damm, Munich, 1.7.1991
The Papp Collection (no. 445)