A fine and very large boxwood netsuke of a kappa on a clam by Hideharu. Second half 19th century - image-1

Lot 133 Dα

A fine and very large boxwood netsuke of a kappa on a clam by Hideharu. Second half 19th century

Auction 1036 - overview Cologne
14.06.2014, 10:00 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke I
Estimate: 4.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 6.710 € (incl. premium)
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A fine and very large boxwood netsuke of a kappa on a clam by Hideharu. Second half 19th century

Squatting on a large hamaguri turning backwards to check his foot that is caught by the valves of the clam. The long hair falls over his shoulder and the body is covered by finely carved scales. The eye pupils of black horn. Signed Hideharu in a sunken reserve.
Height 4.7 cm

Provenance

Possibly Joseph (Joe) Kurstin, Miami, FL

Literature

Netsuke, chokoku, Edo no share, Sato Art Museum, Toyama 1998, Nr. 73; Stockholm 1999, p. 45;

Exhibitions

Netsuke, chokoku, Edo no share, Sato Art Museum, Toyama 1998, Nr. 73; Stockholm 1999, p. 45;