A large boxwood netsuke of Hotei with a tiger. 19th century - image-1

Lot 1045 Dα

A large boxwood netsuke of Hotei with a tiger. 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.600 €

A large boxwood netsuke of Hotei with a tiger. 19th century

Seated on a rock with a loosely belted robe revealing his pot-belly, and holding a fan while a tiger crawls around him.
Height 6.1 cm

The representation alludes to Bunkan Zenshi who is usually shown sleeping together with his tiger.

Provenance

Purchased from Helmut Laudenbach, Berg, November 1981
Coll. no. 539 (handwritten)