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

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05.12.2015, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst III - Japanische Kunst inkl. Netsuke Slg. Kolodotschko IV
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A large boxwood netsuke of a tengu no tamago. Early 19th century

A long-haired karasu tengu emerges from a cracked egg, one claw pulling out his right wing while the other claw holds on to the shell’s rim, one claw visible in a hole in the egg below. The eyes of amber and black horn. Inlaid rectangular reserve.
Height 3.5 cm; length 4.8 cm

Provenienz

Christie's, Paris, 8.6.2011, lot 51