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Lot 583 D‡α

A Tokyo school ivory netsuke of a mask of a man, by Hômin. 19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 600 € - 700 €
Result: 1.875 € (incl. premium)
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A Tokyo school ivory netsuke of a mask of a man, by Hômin. 19th century

Smiling, biting his lower lip. Beard, eyebrows, eyes and hairline very finely engraved and darkly accentuated. A little red along the open mouth. Very finely carved and engraved. Signed Hômin.
Height 4.2 cm

Provenance

Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 – 1921)

Literature

Cf. MCI, p. 187 where the carver’s creative phase is given as 1840-60