Nio on a sandal. Boxwood. 19th century - image-1

Lot 441 Dα

Nio on a sandal. Boxwood. 19th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 700 € - 800 €

Nio on a sandal. Boxwood. 19th century

Signed: Ryokei
Nio repairing a large, slightly torn sandal, on which he is seated. Boxwood, carefully carved and engraved, details accentuated with dark patina.
Width 3.6 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland

Literature

Compare: MCI, p. 673 – 676, where Ryokai II is listed as a carver of the Tokyo School, active between 1830 and 1870