Katalognummer: NE0320-129 IKKOSAI: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF SHOKI AND ONI By Ikkosai Saito Itaro, signed Ikkosai Japan, Edo, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: Rimondi, Gianni / Zacke, Lukas: Combien de Ikkosai. Part 2. In: International Netsuke Society Journal, Vol. 39, no. 3, Fall 2019, p. 21, fig.4. Finely carved as the demon queller Shoki, wearing a tasseled hat and a Chinese winter robe with celestial scarf, depicted with his usual flaming beard, pinching the cheek of a struggling oni, who attempts to flee, keeping in his left hand a stolen pagoda-shaped shrine. The ivory netsuke is finely stained, and the flowing robe of Shoki is finely carved and decorated with neatly incised patterns. Himotoshi in the back above the signature IKKOSAI 一光齋. HEIGHT 5 cm Condition: The left foot of the oni and part of the scarf restored. Otherwise excellent condition. Provenance: French private collection. Schätzpreis 估價: € 1.500 Startpreis 起拍價: € 750 -
Katalognummer: NE0320-129 IKKOSAI: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF SHOKI AND ONI By Ikkosai Saito Itaro, signed Ikkosai Japan, Edo, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: Rimondi, Gianni / Zacke, Lukas: Combien de Ikkosai. Part 2. In: International Netsuke Society Journal, Vol. 39, no. 3, Fall 2019, p. 21, fig.4. Finely carved as the demon queller Shoki, wearing a tasseled hat and a Chinese winter robe with celestial scarf, depicted with his usual flaming beard, pinching the cheek of a struggling oni, who attempts to flee, keeping in his left hand a stolen pagoda-shaped shrine. The ivory netsuke is finely stained, and the flowing robe of Shoki is finely carved and decorated with neatly incised patterns. Himotoshi in the back above the signature IKKOSAI 一光齋. HEIGHT 5 cm Condition: The left foot of the oni and part of the scarf restored. Otherwise excellent condition. Provenance: French private collection. Schätzpreis 估價: € 1.500 Startpreis 起拍價: € 750 -
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