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362 An unusual ivory netsuke of 363 An unusual ivory netsuke of a 364 An ivory netsuke of a street
Hotei and two wrestling karako, standing Hotei, signed Sômei. singer, by Yasuaki (Hômei).
by Toshikata (Nenpô). Around 1900 Around 1900
Late 19th century
Holding a sake cup and with a Standing with a pair of small wood
Hotei stands and holds a Chinese- double gourd containing sake tied mokugyo and a stick, his robe
type fan while he is amused by the around his back, the robe finely stained green and decorated with
two karakos wrestling on top of his engraved with a pattern of tiny four-petalled flowers (hanabishi)
potbelly, the fan functioning as the spirals. Signed Sômei. inlaid in red lacquer and silver.
prop of the sumo bout’s referee. Height 4.4 cm Signed Yasuaki (Hômei) and red
Signed Toshikata (Nenpô) in an lacquer seal reading Kodama.
oval reserve. € 300 – 400 One sandal restored.
Height 7.7 cm Height 4 cm

Provenance Provenance
Sotheby’s Olympia, London, Lempertz, Cologne, 12.6.2006,
15.11.2001, lot 129 lot 1111

€ 300 – 400 € 700 – 800

365 An ivory netsuke of a minogame, by Komin.
19th century or later
With an elongated carapace, a long pointed tail and
a raised dragon-like head. The eye pupils of light and
dark brown horn. Signed Komin.
Height 1.7 cm; length 6.6 cm
€ 200 – 400 image online

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