A wood netsuke of a sake-bottle (tokkuri). 19th century - image-1

Lot 371 Rα

A wood netsuke of a sake-bottle (tokkuri). 19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.100 € - 1.300 €
Result: 1.750 € (incl. premium)

A wood netsuke of a sake-bottle (tokkuri). 19th century

Half-broken, one of the recessed grips decorated with Hotei in relief. The cord tied around the bottle's neck functions as himotôshi. Inscribed Minko.
Height 4.7 cm

Provenance

Collection Albert Brockhaus (1850 - 1921), Leipzig, sold at Christie's, London, 25.11.1980, lot 128
The Kolodotschko Collection, Munich, sold at Lempertz, Cologne, 6.12.2014, lot 849

Literature

Albert Brockhaus, Netsuke. Versuch der Geschichte der japanischen Schnitzkunst, Leipzig 1909, p. 420, no. 966 (no illustration)