A boxwood netsuke of the Three Cringing Ones (sansukumi). Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 1321 Rα

A boxwood netsuke of the Three Cringing Ones (sansukumi). Mid-19th century

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
05.06.2015, 14:00 - Japanese Art - Netsuke, Okimono, Lacquer and Sagemono, Sword Decoration
Estimate: 1.500 € - 1.800 €
Result: 2.356 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of the Three Cringing Ones (sansukumi). Mid-19th century

A boxwood netsuke of the Three Cringing Ones (sansukumi) with a toad atop a pumpkin, a snake circling around the pumpkin and a slug crawling over a leaf. Signed Tomonobu. Small chip. Mid-19th century.
Height 2.7 cm; width 3.8 cm