An ivory netsuke of a bird-of-paradise. Early 19th century - image-1

Lot 443 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of a bird-of-paradise. Early 19th century

Auktion 1136 - Übersicht Köln
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanische Kunst (Rüstungen, Schwerter, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
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An ivory netsuke of a bird-of-paradise. Early 19th century

Perched on a ring fixed to the top of a pillar, with six long and finely engraved peacock-like feathers bearing a nice golden yellow patina.
Height 5.5 cm

The so-called bird-of-paradise (jap. Sankôchô) is said to be Japan's most beautiful bird. For a more dynamic study of the same motif see Neil Davey, The M.T. Hindson Collection, London 1982, p. 50.

Provenienz

Collection Karl M. Schwarz (1926 - 2007), Vienna

Literaturhinweise

Illustrated in: Karl M. Schwarz, Netsuke Subjects, Vienna, 1992, p.129, no. 366