An ivory shunga netsuke of an ama and octopus. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 940 Dα

An ivory shunga netsuke of an ama and octopus. Late 19th century

Auktion 1044 - Übersicht Köln
06.12.2014, 10:30 - Netsuke aus der Slg. Kolodotschko II, Japanische Kunst
Schätzpreis: 800 € - 1.200 €
Ergebnis: 1.116 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

An ivory shunga netsuke of an ama and octopus. Late 19th century

The bare-bosomed girl dressed in a skirt and a straw apron and with a knife in her hand is attacked by an octopus that encircles his tentacle around her while prying open her skirt. The animal's eye pupils of black-brown horn.
Height 3.8 cm