A boxwood netsuke of a tengu no tamagu. 19th century - image-1

Lot 83 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a tengu no tamagu. 19th century

Auction 1036 - overview Cologne
14.06.2014, 10:00 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke I
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 1.952 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of a tengu no tamagu. 19th century

The karasu-tengu with a pointed beak hatching from an egg, one arm placed on the shell, with the other arm he tries to pull the wing out from the egg.
Height 4.9 cm; length 4.9 cm

Provenance

Barry Davies (1948-2005), London (by repute)