A boxwood netsuke of a man on a clam, by Shôzan. Mid 19th century - image-1

Lot 129 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a man on a clam, by Shôzan. Mid 19th century

Auction 1036 - overview Cologne
14.06.2014, 10:00 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke I
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.600 €
Result: 1.342 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of a man on a clam, by Shôzan. Mid 19th century

The skinny long-haired man with a funny face crawls over an oblong ribbed clam, the two valves of which have closed over his fundoshi, which he tries to pull out. The small depression on top of his head is an allusion to a kappa. Signed Shôzan in a rectangular reserve.
Height 3.6 cm