An ivory netsuke of a rakan

Description:

Japan, 18th cent.
H. 5,7 cm
The old rakan with an emaciated chest is sitting on a flat rock, the robe is stripped from the shoulder and leaves the entire upper body exposed. A äsimilar model is depicted in the Sôken kishô of 1781.
German private collection, acquired between 1960 and 1990 - The EU trade certificate for the sale of this lot is available - Traces of age