A fine boxwood netsuke of a tengu no tamago. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 760 Dα

A fine boxwood netsuke of a tengu no tamago. Mid-19th century

Auktion 1061 - Übersicht Köln
05.12.2015, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst III - Japanische Kunst inkl. Netsuke Slg. Kolodotschko IV
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A fine boxwood netsuke of a tengu no tamago. Mid-19th century

The karasu tengu with long hair and crow’s wings and feathers emerges from a cracked egg, both claws resting on the shell’s rim. The eyes of light horn. Inscribed Toyokazu.
Height 4.1 cm; length 3.5 cm