Lot 544 D α

A boxwood netsuke of I no hayata killing the nue. 19th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke and Sagemono
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €
Result: 620 € (incl. premium)
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A boxwood netsuke of I no hayata killing the nue. 19th century

The Japanese warrior subdues the nue by sitting on its tiger body and is about to plunge a sword into the monkey’s open mouth. Inscribed Minko.
Height 3.8 cm

Provenance

Joseph Seo, New York
Barry Davies (1948-2005), London
Christie’s South Kensington, London, 9.11.2011, lot 140

Literature

Barry Davies 2002 (in-house brochure), no. N11168