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Lot 817 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of Moso. Second half 19th century

Auction 1179 - overview Cologne
25.06.2021, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.625 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of Moso. Second half 19th century

Standing in a snow-covered bamboo grove, a hoe in his right hand with which he digs in the icy ground for bamboo shoots. Inscribed Masakazu in an irregular reserve.

The depiction of Moso is one of the 24 examples of filial piety (jap. nijushiko). In this example, young Moso is pictured going into the forest in the depths of winter to dig for bamboo shoots for his sick, starving mother.
Height 5.5 cm

Provenance

Estate of Günter Kauth (1946-2016), Frankfurt am Main