A fine boxwood netsuke of a tengu no tamago. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 760 Dα

A fine boxwood netsuke of a tengu no tamago. Mid-19th century

Auction 1061 - overview Cologne
05.12.2015, 11:00 - Asian Art III - Japanese Art incl. The Netsuke Collection of Kolodotschko IV
Estimate: 1.300 € - 1.500 €
Result: 2.480 € (incl. premium)
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A fine boxwood netsuke of a tengu no tamago. Mid-19th century

The karasu tengu with long hair and crow’s wings and feathers emerges from a cracked egg, both claws resting on the shell’s rim. The eyes of light horn. Inscribed Toyokazu.
Height 4.1 cm; length 3.5 cm