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Lot 960 Dα

A wood netsuke of a tanuki (or a fox) as a priest. Late 19th century

Auktion 1044 - Übersicht Köln
06.12.2014, 10:30 - Netsuke aus der Slg. Kolodotschko II, Japanische Kunst
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Ergebnis: 496 € (inkl. Aufgeld)
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A wood netsuke of a tanuki (or a fox) as a priest. Late 19th century

Seated with legs crossed, wearing a priest’s robe and kesa, the mouth open as if chanting a sutra. The robe stained black. The eye pupils of light and dark horn.
Height 3.6 cm

Provenienz

Princess Elisabeth von Anhalt, Princess von Hessen (1861-1955) (sold at Zeller, Lindau, 24./25.6.2011, lot 1154)