Lot 821 D α

A wood netsuke of a coiled dragon. 19th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
09.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Indian Bronzes from the Günter Heil Collection / Japanese Art
Estimate: 1.400 € - 1.600 €

A wood netsuke of a coiled dragon. 19th century

A wood netsuke of a tightly coiled dragon clutching a tama, the eyes inlaid in light and dark horn, teeth and tongue both inlaid in bone. The right whisker probably partly lost. Signed Nagamitsu saku (?) on a raised reserve. 19th century.
Diameter 4.2 cm

Provenance

Important private collection, Munich

Literature

Compare an identical piece in: F.M. Jonas, Netsuke, Rutland & Tokyo 1960, plate XXXV