An ivory netsuke of a Gama Sennin. 1st half 19th century - image-1

Lot 191 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a Gama Sennin. 1st half 19th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €

An ivory netsuke of a Gama Sennin. 1st half 19th century

Seated in long leafy robes on the back of a giant toad, finely engraved, the bulky eyes of the toad inlaid in black horn. Signed Ikkosai.
Length 4.2 cm

Provenance

Dr. Karl M. Schwarz (1926-2007), Vienna

Literature

Vgl. die Signatur in: MCI, S. 226 ( wohl der zweite Träger dieses Namens)