A Hida school wood netsuke of a kappa on a clam, by Suketada. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 962 Dα

A Hida school wood netsuke of a kappa on a clam, by Suketada. Late 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 1.500 € - 1.800 €
Result: 2.108 € (incl. premium)

A Hida school wood netsuke of a kappa on a clam, by Suketada. Late 19th century

Squatting on a large hamaguri and looking straight ahead, his foot caught by the valves of the clam, a depression for the magic fluid reserved from the hair. Eye pupils of black horn. Signed Suketada.
Height 3.7 cm; width 3.8 cm