An unusually large ivory netsuke of nine gingko nuts. 19th century - image-1

Lot 1170 Dα

An unusually large ivory netsuke of nine gingko nuts. 19th century

Auktion 1112 - Übersicht Köln
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Schätzpreis: 700 € - 1.000 €
Ergebnis: 1.240 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

An unusually large ivory netsuke of nine gingko nuts. 19th century

The cluster of nuts forms an oblong shape, with three triangular-shaped nuts at each end of the arrangement.
Length 6.4 cm

Three-sided itchô nuts are considered auspicious.

Provenienz

From Grete Damm, Munich, 1.7.1981
Coll. no. 550