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A small ivory okimono of a cat as a human. Late 19th century
德国 北京时间
12月10日 晚上6点 开拍 /16天22小时
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Standing on geta, the left paw held in a dancing posture and coquettishly lifting her loosely worn robe with a large firework pattern. To the underside an old collector's number in ink. Cats are said to be able to turn into young women. The best-known legend is “Nabeshima no neko” (The Cat of Nabeshima), and maybe the cat here represents O Toyo, the lover of a Nabeshima daimyō in Hizen province. The starting point of the long tale is the murder of O Toyo by a huge cat, which subsequently takes on the body of its victim. It is also possible, however, that the figure may represent a prostitute, neko (cat) being a nickname for members of that profession. A plausible interpretation of the subject is that it is an illustration of a popular song of the late eighteenth century beginning with: Neko ja neko ja to oshaimasu ga, neko ga geta haite/ tsue tsuite/ shibori no yukata de kuru mono ka/ Otchoko choi no choi (You say: I am Neko, I am Neko, a cat who comes wearing geta, carrying a staff, and dressed in a yukata with shibori design, what nonsense!) (Y. Yoshida in Sagemonoya 2000, p. 136, no. 125). This lot contains materials which require a CITES licence for export outside of the EU contract countries. We would like to inform you that such licenses are usually not granted.

Dimensions

Height 6 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Munich

Notes

VAT: Margin scheme

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拍品估价:1,400 - 1,800 欧元 起拍价格:1,000 欧元  买家佣金: 29.00% + VAT 服务费:本专场服务费按成交价(含佣金)的1.5%收取,最低200元

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