A large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Second half 18th century - image-1

Lot 254 D‡α

A large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Second half 18th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 900 € - 1.200 €
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A large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Second half 18th century

Standing on one foot, the other leg raised, the sennin supports a huge three-legged toad on his shoulder, his robes engraved with a cloud pattern. The eye pupils of the toad of brownish-black horn.
Height 8.9 cm

Provenance

Sotheby’s, London, 17.5.2007, lot 799
Kolodotschko Collection