LOT 165 Ɏ AN IVORY NETSUKE OF HOTEI WITH HIS TREASURE SACK
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Ɏ AN IVORY NETSUKE OF HOTEI WITH HIS TREASURE SACKJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Moss, Sydney L. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. II, pp. 152-153, no.31.The netsuke carved as seated Hotei on a rounded-cornered rectangular seal-type base. The deity is thoroughly relaxed, his features content and laughter-creased, while grasping the mouth of his treasure sack. The face and stomach with laughter wrinkles. A large himotoshi on the underside, exiting through the sack in the back.HEIGHT 4.2 cmCondition: Good condition, commensurate with age, light surface scratches, age cracks. The ivory of a fine honey-yellow patina.Provenance: Ex-collection June H. Schuerch (1930-2009).Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 3-6 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person. Notes RefButton1
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