A seladon-glazed porcelain netsuke of a duck, by Eiraku. 19th century - image-1

Lot 648 Dα

A seladon-glazed porcelain netsuke of a duck, by Eiraku. 19th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke and Sagemono
Estimate: 300 € - 500 €
Result: 868 € (incl. premium)
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A seladon-glazed porcelain netsuke of a duck, by Eiraku. 19th century

Resting, its head turned back as its preens its plumage. Impressed mark: Eiraku.
Height 2.8 cm

Provenance

Raymond Bushell (1910-1998), Tokyo (sold at Christie's, London, 27.10.1987, lot 21)
Private Collection, Baden-Württemberg

Literature

Illustrated in: Raymond Bushell, Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar, Tokyo/New York 1975, no. 463 (here described as a sea gull); the stamp illustraten in: Lazarnick 1982, p. 360