An egg-shaped ivory netsuke of a tengu no tamagu. Around 1800 - image-1

Lot 532 Dα

An egg-shaped ivory netsuke of a tengu no tamagu. Around 1800

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke and Sagemono
Estimate: 700 € - 900 €
Result: 3.348 € (incl. premium)

An egg-shaped ivory netsuke of a tengu no tamagu. Around 1800

A karasu tengu with closed eyes and claws firmly pressed together inside an egg, the shell with numerous cracks and tiny markings.
Height 4.1 cm

Provenance

Christie’s, Paris, 10.6.2009, lot 56