An ivory netsuke of a coiled dragon. 18th century - image-1

Lot 506 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a coiled dragon. 18th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke and Sagemono
Estimate: 1.500 € - 1.800 €
Result: 1.984 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of a coiled dragon. 18th century

Of flat round shape, with two short horns and open mouth with visible tongue, clutching a small tama with one claw, the himotôshi running beneath a cloud swirl.
Width 4.7 cm

Provenance

Cornelius V. S. Roosevelt (1915-1991), Washington, D.C., acquired in Taiwan in 1952 (sold at Sotheby’s New York, 2.6.1992, lot 74)
Lempertz, Cologne, 11./12.12. 2009, lot 918