A large boxwood netsuke of a ningyo. Late 19th/20th century - image-1

Lot 871 Dα

A large boxwood netsuke of a ningyo. Late 19th/20th century

Auktion 1061 - Übersicht Köln
05.12.2015, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst III - Japanische Kunst inkl. Netsuke Slg. Kolodotschko IV
Schätzpreis: 600 € - 800 €
Ergebnis: 2.108 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

A large boxwood netsuke of a ningyo. Late 19th/20th century

The bare-bosomed mermaid with scales on her back and arms faces forward and winds her tail around a wooden post with knotholes. The eye pupils of grey glass.
Height 7.3 cm

Provenienz

Edward and Marilyn Flower, New York (sold at Christie’s South Kensington, 4.11.2009, lot 12)