A Nagoya school ryûsa manjû-type wood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals, by Masahiro. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 565 Dα

A Nagoya school ryûsa manjû-type wood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals, by Masahiro. Mid-19th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke and Sagemono
Estimate: 900 € - 1.200 €
Result: 992 € (incl. premium)

A Nagoya school ryûsa manjû-type wood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals, by Masahiro. Mid-19th century

The oval shape is carved in openwork on the top with a tiger surrounded by a dragon, a hare, a goat, a horse and a monkey, the sides display an ox, cock, puppy, a rat on the horse’s back, a running boar (the monkey sitting on its back) and a winding snake at the bottom. A few eye pupils of horn. Signed Masahiro in a raised reserve.
Height 2.1 cm; width 3.9 cm