A good and large boxwood netsuke of a snail. 19th century - image-1

Lot 390 Dα

A good and large boxwood netsuke of a snail. 19th century

Auktion 1124 - Übersicht Köln
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Rüstung, Schwertschmuck, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono inkl. Slg. Papp II
Schätzpreis: 800 € - 1.000 €
Ergebnis: 750 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

A good and large boxwood netsuke of a snail. 19th century

Crawling out from its house, the antennae extended over the ribbed shell, the twisted mantle forming the himotôshi.
Height 2.3 cm; length 4.3 cm

Provenienz

Through Grete Damm, Munich, 1975
Coll. no. 953 (printed and handwritten)