A small ivory netsuke of an elephant with a Chinese boy. Early 19th century - image-1

Lot 282 Dα

A small ivory netsuke of an elephant with a Chinese boy. Early 19th century

Japanische Kunst (Rüstungen, Schwerter, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)  07.06.2019, 14:00 - 07.06.2019, 18:00

Schätzpreis: 350 € - 450 €
Ergebnis: 1.612 €

A small ivory netsuke of an elephant with a Chinese boy. Early 19th century

A festively clad karako playing a flute sits on the back of a caparisoned elephant of rounded compact shape. Chip.
Height 3.6 cm; width 3 cm

Provenienz

Barry Davies (1948-2005), London
Kolodotschko Collection

Literaturhinweise

Galerie Gemini @ Ichimonji Art, Exhibition of Fine Netsuke and Inro, München 2004, no. 110