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348 A copper alloy netsuke of a Fushimi ningyo.
19th century

Standing pot-bellied with a Chinese-style stiff fan,
holding the cord of his bag placed beside him. Cast
in two parts. Gilding to the fan and bag.
Hotei clay figurines (tsuchi ningyo) were regional
souvenirs of the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto.
Height 5 cm
Provenance
Gé van der Heijden, The Netherlands (sold at
Klefisch, Cologne, 27.9.2008, lot 91)

€ 200 – 400

349 A bronze netsuke of Daikoku. 19th century
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Standing upright, each foot on a rice bale, holding
his mallet and shouldering his bag.
Height 3.8 cm

€ 200 – 400

350 Three metal netsuke. 19th century
a) A Kyubei-style sentoku globular pot with a hinged
openwork lid, an amaryû and a gourd in relief to the
outside, b) a bronze head of a karasu tengu, bronze,
and c) an iron mask of an oni. (3)
Height a) 3.4 cm; b) 4.4 cm; and c) 3.8 cm
€ 200 – 400 image online

349 351 A large peg-manjû of a rakan, by Moritoshi.
Second half 19th century
Carved in sunken relief with the large figure of
Handaka Sonja, his head surrounded by a halo,
eye to eye with a large winding dragon.
Signed Moritoshi and his crane seal.
Diameter 5.3 cm
Provenance
Dr. Karl M. Schwarz (1926–2007), Vienna, (sold at
Klefisch, Cologne, 26.1.2008, lot 3)
Literatur
Karl M. Schwarz, Netsuke Subjects Addendum,
Graz 2001, no. A 15
€ 400 – 500

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