A lacquer and wood netsuke of a fox dancer. 19th century - image-1

Lot 256 Dα

A lacquer and wood netsuke of a fox dancer. 19th century

Auction 1036 - overview Cologne
14.06.2014, 10:00 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke I
Estimate: 1.500 € - 1.800 €
Result: 2.684 € (incl. premium)

A lacquer and wood netsuke of a fox dancer. 19th century

Wearing a silvery tight-fitting costume closed by two string bows along the right side. The mask and the hands revealing the natural wood, the string tying the mask to the head in makie.
Height 4.5 cm

In some areas of Japan the kitsune odori was performed in mid-August at O-bon, the boys wearing white close-fitting costumes.