A stag antler netsuke of Kiyohime winding around a bell. 19th century - image-1

Lot 757 Dα

A stag antler netsuke of Kiyohime winding around a bell. 19th century

Auction 1061 - overview Cologne
05.12.2015, 11:00 - Asian Art III - Japanese Art incl. The Netsuke Collection of Kolodotschko IV
Estimate: 200 € - 400 €
Result: 347 € (incl. premium)
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A stag antler netsuke of Kiyohime winding around a bell. 19th century

Turned into a hannya and tearing her hair, she winds her snake body around the bell of Dôjôji, holding on to the bell’s handle. The face of Anchin visible in an opening of the bell’s wall. The eye pupils of black horn. Inscribed Shûzan.
Height 3.3 cm

Provenance

Raymond Bushell (1910-1998), Tokyo, from whom it was purchased in 1974 (by repute)