Ɏ SUZUKI KOSAI: AN INLAID IVORY MANJU NETSUKE OF A RAKAN

Lot details By Suzuki Kosai, signed Suzuki Kosai 寿々木孝斎 with kakihan Japan, Edo (Tokyo), mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) The two-part manju netsuke finely carved in shishiaibori (sunken relief) with an image of a meditative rakan bearing a powerfully crafted, stern-faced expression with gold lacquered eyes, holding a hossu (Buddhist fly whisk), and wearing an elaborate set of earrings inlaid in metal, coral, malachite, and mother-of-pearl, all framed by a halo. The reverse is finely incised with a nyoi sceptre and a scroll. Central himotoshi through the back, the cord attachment within, and signed SUZUKI KOSAI with the artist’s kakihan. DIAMETER 4.6 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. One tiny nick to the interior rim. Provenance: Collection Gabor Orszagh, Budapest, Hungary. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related inlaid ivory manju netsuke of a rakan, by the same artist, illustrated in Lazarnick, George (1981) Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures (LNIA), Vol. 1, p. 670. Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 24-B-0066).By Suzuki Kosai, signed Suzuki Kosai 寿々木孝斎 with kakihan Japan, Edo (Tokyo), mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) The two-part manju netsuke finely carved in shishiaibori (sunken relief) with an image of a meditative rakan bearing a powerfully crafted, stern-faced expression with gold lacquered eyes, holding a hossu (Buddhist fly whisk), and wearing an elaborate set of earrings inlaid in metal, coral, malachite, and mother-of-pearl, all framed by a halo. The reverse is finely incised with a nyoi sceptre and a scroll. Central himotoshi through the back, the cord attachment within, and signed SUZUKI KOSAI with the artist’s kakihan. DIAMETER 4.6 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. One tiny nick to the interior rim. Provenance: Collection Gabor Orszagh, Budapest, Hungary. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related inlaid ivory manju netsuke of a rakan, by the same artist, illustrated in Lazarnick, George (1981) Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures (LNIA), Vol. 1, p. 670. Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 24-B-0066).

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