A fine wood netsuke of a cluster of five rats. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 1124 Dα

A fine wood netsuke of a cluster of five rats. Mid-19th century

Auktion 1112 - Übersicht Köln
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Schätzpreis: 1.000 € - 1.400 €
Ergebnis: 1.054 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

A fine wood netsuke of a cluster of five rats. Mid-19th century

Four young rats scramble over and around the parent animal, who places the forepaws on one of the young animals, the base formed by paws, curved tails and two bean pods. The eye pupils of black horn.
Height 3.2 cm

Provenienz

Probably purchased from Helmut Laudenbach, Berg 7.4.1987 (no index card)
Coll. no. 462 (handwritten)