An unusual ivory netsuke of a standing Hotei, signed Sômei. Around 1900 - image-1

Lot 363 Dα

An unusual ivory netsuke of a standing Hotei, signed Sômei. Around 1900

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 300 € - 400 €
Result: 930 € (incl. premium)

An unusual ivory netsuke of a standing Hotei, signed Sômei. Around 1900

Holding a sake cup and with a double gourd containing sake tied around his back, the robe finely engraved with a pattern of tiny spirals. Signed Sômei.
Height 4.4 cm

Provenance

Kolodotschko Collection