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Inrō with Hotei and Ebisu
Lost Art-ID
593258
Artist / Creator
Title
Inrō with Hotei and Ebisu
Dating
1603-1868 (Edo-Zeit)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Lacquer gold ; Ivory
Height
8.50 cm
Inventory number
Inro 02 / Lepke 286
Description
five-part inro with netsuke; the Hotei (Japanese) is a popular figure in Buddhism. In Japan, the pot-bellied, laughing monk is one of the seven gods of happiness (Shichi Fukuujin). He stands for self-sufficiency and also distributes his collected alms to children and the poor. He became popular in the course of Zen Buddhism and is considered a symbol of socially committed Buddhism. Ebisu, on the other hand, is the name of a Shintuist deity of Japan. He is worshipped as the kami of fishermen and good fortune and is often depicted as a bearded man with a fishing rod and a fish; referred to: Kaji-Kawa
Holding
Inros und Netsukes
Provenance
Collection Eduard Fuchs, acquired between 1912-1925 and in his possession until 1933; 25.10.1933 confiscation by the Gestapo; forced sale (payment of Reichsfluchtsteuer) 1937 by his daughter Gertraud Fuchs: auction Auktionshaus Rudolph Lepke Berlin, catalogue 2115 - on 15.10 and on 16.10.1937 this small sculpture was auctioned under no. 286: "INRO: Goldlack, fünfteilig. Hotei und Ebisu in Goldlack und Elfenbein. Bez. Kaji-Kawa. Elfenbein Netsuke. 8,5 cm. Japan. Abbildung Tafel 11".
According to the annotated Lepke catalogue (Art History Library, The Hague) auctioned by the Lepke commission agent Carl Braunstein, code Br. (Berlin-Lichtenrade, Strasse 6a No. 25) for 72,- RM (estimated price: 90,- RM). The copy of the minutes of the auction 2115 at the Reichskammer für bildende Künste notes in typewritten form "Prof. Bracht" as the client, who has not yet been identified, and confirms the price of 72,- RM (Landesarchiv Berlin, A Rep. 243-04 Reichskammer für bildende Künste - Landesleitung Berlin); whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, Berlin: Ostasiatische Kunst, Sammlung F., Berlin: Plastik, Porzellane, Fayencen, Lackarbeiten, Inro, Holzarbeiten, Wandschirme, Malereien, Textilien, Bronzen, Stichblätter u. a. ; 15. [und] 16. Oktober 1937 (Katalog Nr. 2115)
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Dr. Dipl. Journ. Ulrich Weitz
Position
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Phone
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