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An ivory netsuke of Kinko.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:900.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,200.00 USD
An ivory netsuke of Kinko.
Late 18th century. Riding a giant Carp while reading a scroll, the eyes of the fish inlaid in horn and its mouth wide open, the scales are well rendered, and Kinko's face and beard are nicely detailed, the ivory of good color and patina, the himotoshi are very large and of unequal size. Unsigned. A similar model shown in Davey, figure 1019, that was in the Hindson, Sharpe, Guest, Trower Lucas, and Weber collections and illustrated in Joly's Legends.2 3/8in (6.1cm). Provenance: Sotheby's, New York.