An ivory netsuke of a dragon. 18th century - image-1

Lot 49 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a dragon. 18th century

Auction 1036 - overview Cologne
14.06.2014, 10:00 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke I
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 2.440 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of a dragon. 18th century

Coiled around an eight-spoked chariot wheel riding on foaming waves.
Height 3.2 cm

Provenance

Walter Lionel Behrens, Manchester (No. 3075)
Dr. Karl M. Schwarz, (1926-2007), Vienna (sold at Klefisch, 26.1.2008, lot 106)

Literature

Joly 1908/1967, opposite p. 124; Joly 1912/1966, no. 3075 (without ill.); Schwarz 1992, no. 99