Ending 24th Jan, 2026 10:15
Three-Day Auction: Asian Art Discoveries – No Reserve Timed Auction
1554
3 days, 17 hours, 51 minutes and 45 seconds
A SIGNED POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF DAIKOKU
€50
€100
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€50
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Finely carved depicting the God of Luck, standing a atop a lotus leaf dais, wearing his voluminous robe with his characteristic hat (Daikoku-zukin), one hand clasped tight in a fist and the other holding a large treasure sack, swung to his back. The deity with a stern expression marked by heavy-lidded downcast eyes, full cheeks, and pursed lips, flanked by ears with pendulous lobes.
Inscriptions: Signed to the bottom of the base, ‘Jingoro Toshikatsu saku’ [Made by Jingoro Toshikatsu] 甚五郎利勝作.
HEIGHT 27 cm (excl. stand), 33.5 cm (incl. stand)
Condition: Good condition with wear, stains, and natural imperfections including age cracks. Flaking and chips to pigment, fine cracks, tiny nicks, and small chips to the edges. The feet with repairs and touchups, one with a mounting peg lost.
Provenance: From the collection of Olga and Arthur Rankin Jr., New York City, USA. Arthur Rankin Jr. (1924 - 2014) was an American director, producer and screenwriter, who mostly worked in animation. Co-creator of Rankin/Bass Productions with his friend Jules Bass, he created stop-motion and traditional animation features such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, and the 1977 cartoon special of The Hobbit. He is credited on over 1,000 television programs. He met his wife Olga Karlatos, after he cast her in a 1983 television adaption of The Picture of Dorian Gray entitled The Sins of Dorian Gray.
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Finely carved depicting the God of Luck, standing a atop a lotus leaf dais, wearing his voluminous robe with his characteristic hat (Daikoku-zukin), one hand clasped tight in a fist and the other holding a large treasure sack, swung to his back. The deity with a stern expression marked by heavy-lidded downcast eyes, full cheeks, and pursed lips, flanked by ears with pendulous lobes.
Inscriptions: Signed to the bottom of the base, ‘Jingoro Toshikatsu saku’ [Made by Jingoro Toshikatsu] 甚五郎利勝作.
HEIGHT 27 cm (excl. stand), 33.5 cm (incl. stand)
Condition: Good condition with wear, stains, and natural imperfections including age cracks. Flaking and chips to pigment, fine cracks, tiny nicks, and small chips to the edges. The feet with repairs and touchups, one with a mounting peg lost.
Provenance: From the collection of Olga and Arthur Rankin Jr., New York City, USA. Arthur Rankin Jr. (1924 - 2014) was an American director, producer and screenwriter, who mostly worked in animation. Co-creator of Rankin/Bass Productions with his friend Jules Bass, he created stop-motion and traditional animation features such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, and the 1977 cartoon special of The Hobbit. He is credited on over 1,000 television programs. He met his wife Olga Karlatos, after he cast her in a 1983 television adaption of The Picture of Dorian Gray entitled The Sins of Dorian Gray.
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Auction: Three-Day Auction: Asian Art Discoveries – No Reserve Timed Auction, ending 24th Jan, 2026
Bidding starts on Thursday, 1 January, and lots start closing at 11 AM on Saturday, 24 January
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