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Lot 808 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of an octopus with a huge sake cup. Mid-19th century

Auktion 1044 - Übersicht Köln
06.12.2014, 10:30 - Netsuke aus der Slg. Kolodotschko II, Japanische Kunst
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A boxwood netsuke of an octopus with a huge sake cup. Mid-19th century

Wearing a kimono tied with a narrow obi at the back and seated in a formal position with tentacles tucked under, his funnel sucking sake from a huge bowl held with two tentacles.
Height 4.2 cm

Provenienz

Private collection, Sweden
Bonhams, London, 5.11.2009, lot 158