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Lot 881 D‡α

A marine ivory manju. Late 19th century

Auction 1179 - overview Cologne
25.06.2021, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst
Estimate: 700 € - 900 €
Result: 875 € (incl. premium)
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A marine ivory manju. Late 19th century

Signed Kaito to the reverse
Inlaid in mixed metal with a dove on a river shore, finely engraved with a poem.

Bushell translates the poem as follows.
“The spring air softens/rejoices my heart. I imagine sprouting grass in Kototoi (bridge on the bank of the Sumida River in Tokyo). I wish I was there.”
According to Bushell, Kaito is an artist who made metalwork as well as carvings from ivory.
Width 5 cm


Provenance

Collection Raymond (1910-1998) and Frances Bushell, Tokyo, sold at Sotheby’s, New York, 21.3.2000, lot 264
Estate of Günter Kauth (1946-2016), Frankfurt am Main

Literature

Ill in: Raymond Bushell, Netsuke Familiar & Unfamiliar, Tokyo, 1975, p. 140, no. 273