A Tanba school boxwood netsuke of Raiden. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 1087 Dα

A Tanba school boxwood netsuke of Raiden. Mid-19th century

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
05.06.2015, 14:00 - Japanese Art - Netsuke, Okimono, Lacquer and Sagemono, Sword Decoration
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.400 €
Result: 5.208 € (incl. premium)

A Tanba school boxwood netsuke of Raiden. Mid-19th century

With a single horn on his head and lips firmly pressed together as a sign of his intense effort, Raiden sits on a cloud shaped by the wisp of wind he pulls out from a bag, and with a large drum and drumsticks tied around his back. The eyes of bone and black horn.
Height 3.4 cm; length 3.5 cm