A wood netsuke of a karako with a bag, by Gyokusai. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 335 Dα

A wood netsuke of a karako with a bag, by Gyokusai. Mid-19th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 900 € - 1.200 €

A wood netsuke of a karako with a bag, by Gyokusai. Mid-19th century

Wearing festive robes with a large collar the karako tries to lift Hotei's large bag.
Height 2.9 cm; width 3.8 cm

Provenance

Nagel, Stuttgart, 30./31.5.2003, lot 1894
Kolodotschko Collection