Farmer stirring mochi dough. Boxwood and bone. Second half 19th century - image-1

Lot 467 Dα

Farmer stirring mochi dough. Boxwood and bone. Second half 19th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.400 €
Result: 1.125 € (incl. premium)

Farmer stirring mochi dough. Boxwood and bone. Second half 19th century

Signed: Toshichika
The farmer is seated behind a large bowl in which he stirs the mochi dough. Hard, dark brown-patinated wood, with convex metal dots inlaid on the bowl. Th farmer wears silver bangles, the himotôshi lined with bone rings, one coloured green.
Height 3.1 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland

Literature

The signature deviates from from the spelling illustrated in MCI, p. 929