An unusual tusk netsuke of a snake. 19th century - image-1

Lot 1154 Dα

An unusual tusk netsuke of a snake. 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 2.400 € - 2.600 €
Result: 3.720 € (incl. premium)

An unusual tusk netsuke of a snake. 19th century

A snake with a long split tongue has retreated into a hollow tusk, its scaly body visible through a large irregular aperture and the head visible at the base of the tusk. The signature in an oval reserve, rubbed, possibly Yoshinaga.
Length 8.8 cm

Provenance

Through Grete Damm, Munich, 30.3.1978
Coll. no. 640 (handwritten)