A boxwood netsuke of Mitsume Kozo on a mokugyo. 19th century - image-1

Lot 741 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of Mitsume Kozo on a mokugyo. 19th century

Auction 1061 - overview Cologne
05.12.2015, 11:00 - Asian Art III - Japanese Art incl. The Netsuke Collection of Kolodotschko IV
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 868 € (incl. premium)
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A boxwood netsuke of Mitsume Kozo on a mokugyo. 19th century

The three-eyed goblin holds on to the wings and licks the top of a mokugyo, which is changing into a grinning bat.
Height 3.7 cm

Provenance

Edward and Marilyn Flower, New York (sold at Christie’s South Kensington, 4.11.2009, lot 32)

Literature

Galerie Sandvoss, Netsuke Inrô Sagemono, Hannover 1997, no.120