An ivory netsuke of Kinko sennin  By Anraku, Osaka, 19th century
An ivory netsuke of Kinko sennin
By Anraku, Osaka, 19th century
Seated astride a giant carp which leaps from swirling water, spiritedly rendered in typically-stained ivory, the eye pupils inlaid, signed in an oval reserve Anraku.
5.1cm (2in).
Sold for £6,250 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 象牙彫根付 琴高仙人 銘「安楽」 19世紀

    For a very similar example, see the Meinertzhagen Card Index, p.2.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art


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