A macabre bone netsuke of a skull and a snake. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 434 Dα

A macabre bone netsuke of a skull and a snake. Late 19th century

Auktion 1124 - Übersicht Köln
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Rüstung, Schwertschmuck, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono inkl. Slg. Papp II
Schätzpreis: 400 € - 500 €
Ergebnis: 1.250 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

A macabre bone netsuke of a skull and a snake. Late 19th century

A long slender snake winds through the eye socket of a skull with two protruding front teeth, and coils into a nearly perfect circle on top of the skull.
Height 2.8 cm

Provenienz

Purchased from Alexander Pollmer, Munich, July 1975
Coll. no. 708 (handwritten)