A fine boxwood netsuke of a fox (or a tanuki), by Masakazu. 19th century - image-1

Lot 69 Dα

A fine boxwood netsuke of a fox (or a tanuki), by Masakazu. 19th century

Auction 1036 - overview Cologne
14.06.2014, 10:00 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke I
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.830 € (incl. premium)

A fine boxwood netsuke of a fox (or a tanuki), by Masakazu. 19th century

In monk’s robes, seated in meditation. Eyes and the ring of the kesa, a ritual vestment, of bone, the himotôshi lined with black wood. Signed Masakazu on an ivory tablet.
Height 3.8 cm; width 3.6 cm

Provenance

Christie´s, South Kensington, 16.5.2012, lot 108