A wooden ashtray netsuke of Hotei. 19th century
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A wooden ashtray netsuke of Hotei. 19th century
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A wooden ashtray netsuke of Hotei. 19th century
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Lot 796 Dα

A wooden ashtray netsuke of Hotei. 19th century

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
16.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €

A wooden ashtray netsuke of Hotei. 19th century


The pot-bellied god of good fortune, seated and leaning again his treasure bag, laughing merrily while holding a jewel (tama) in his right hand. Remains of black lacquer. The underside with an embedded oval-shaped brass bowl. Cracks.
Height 4.9 cm; width 6.1 cm

Provenance

Collection Emil Damm, Munich
The Papp Collection (coll. no. 973)