A large wood netsuke of a tengu no tamago. 19th century - image-1

Lot 1125 Dα

A large wood netsuke of a tengu no tamago. 19th century

Auktion 1053 - Übersicht Köln
05.06.2015, 14:00 - Japanische Kunst - Netsuke, Okimono, Lack und Sagemono, Schwertschmuck
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A large wood netsuke of a tengu no tamago. 19th century

The long-haired karasu tengu with large eyes and a prominent beak breaks out from an egg, one wing and three claws visible, one of them resting on the egg shell. The tengu with a darker stain than the egg shell.
Height 3.2 cm; length 5.7 cm

Provenienz

Lempertz, Cologne, 12./13.6.2009, lot 771