A fine Edo school boxwood netsuke of a rat on a rice bale, by Ryûkei. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 601 Dα

A fine Edo school boxwood netsuke of a rat on a rice bale, by Ryûkei. Mid-19th century

Auktion 1092 - Übersicht Köln
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke und Sagemono
Schätzpreis: 600 € - 700 €
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A fine Edo school boxwood netsuke of a rat on a rice bale, by Ryûkei. Mid-19th century

The rat sits with forepaws held together on a carefully tied rice bale, carved to the inside with Daikoku and a rat visible through five irregular holes. The eye pupils of the rat of brown horn. Signed Ryûkei in a raised oval reserve.
Height 3.4 cm; width 4.6 cm

Provenienz

Kolodotschko Collection