A narwhal tusk netsuke of two wrestling monkeys. Second half 19th century - image-1

Lot 216 Dα

A narwhal tusk netsuke of two wrestling monkeys. Second half 19th century

Auction 1036 - overview Cologne
14.06.2014, 10:00 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke I
Estimate: 600 € - 900 €
Result: 1.830 € (incl. premium)

A narwhal tusk netsuke of two wrestling monkeys. Second half 19th century

Both standing on a platform of oak leaves with the referee’s fan with a tassled cord, two rice bales used to mark the sumô arena (dohyô), and acorns at the base.
Height 3.1 cm

Provenance

Dr. Karl M. Schwarz (1926-2007), Vienna (sold at Klefisch, Cologne, 27.9.2008, lot 239)

Literature

Schwarz 1992, no. 335