An ivory netsuke of a coiled dragon. 18th century - image-1

Lot 506 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a coiled dragon. 18th century

Auktion 1092 - Übersicht Köln
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke und Sagemono
Schätzpreis: 1.500 € - 1.800 €
Ergebnis: 1.984 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

An ivory netsuke of a coiled dragon. 18th century

Of flat round shape, with two short horns and open mouth with visible tongue, clutching a small tama with one claw, the himotôshi running beneath a cloud swirl.
Width 4.7 cm

Provenienz

Cornelius V. S. Roosevelt (1915-1991), Washington, D.C., acquired in Taiwan in 1952 (sold at Sotheby’s New York, 2.6.1992, lot 74)
Lempertz, Cologne, 11./12.12. 2009, lot 918
Kolodotschko Collection