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Lot 742 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a tengu in an egg. Early 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 2.232 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of a tengu in an egg. Early 19th century

Sitting with a yamabushi’s cap, a raised claw and a feather fan in an egg, the wings spread out over the shell. The skull cap and eye pupils inlaid in brown horn. Inscribed Masanao in an oval reserve.
Height 4.2 cm, length 3.6 cm

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Provenance

Dr Karl M. Schwarz (1926-2007), Vienna (sold at Klefisch, 27.9.2008, lot 142)

Literature

Schwarz 1992, no. 117