A large Tamba school boxwood netsuke of a karasu tengu hatching from an egg, by Shigekatsu. Mid-19th century - image-1

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A large Tamba school boxwood netsuke of a karasu tengu hatching from an egg, by Shigekatsu. Mid-19th century

Auktion 1044 - Übersicht Köln
06.12.2014, 10:30 - Netsuke aus der Slg. Kolodotschko II, Japanische Kunst
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Ergebnis: 2.852 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

A large Tamba school boxwood netsuke of a karasu tengu hatching from an egg, by Shigekatsu. Mid-19th century

A karasu tengu with open beak levering itself out of its cracked egg, one large wing placed over the shell. Eyes of brown horn. Signed Shigekatsu.
Height 4.7 cm; length 4.3 cm