EBONY AND IVORY NETSUKE OF HOTEI

The lucky god Hotei is standing bald and with a naked belly, holding a fan and a magic tama pearl. His robes are made from dark ebony wood with fine engraved decorations, and his body as well as the obi, which is tied into a bowtie in the front, is made from ivory. The himotoshi are designed ingeniously – one ringed in ivory in the back and the other hidden in a removable foot, which is of a slightly different color than the other one. The signature on the underside reading TOYOSAI. Possibly a student of Tomochika from Tokyo.

Category:
Netsuke
Subcategory:
-
Subject:
Gods
Material:
Ivory Wood Mixed media
Age/Country:
19th Century
Artist:
Toyosai
Provenance/Owner:
Galerie Zacke
Signed:
signed
Type:
Katabori
Height:
50mm mm
Width:
mm
Depth:
mm
ID number:

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