A very fine Nagoya school boxwood netsuke of a snail, by Tadakuni. First half 19th century - image-1

Lot 1157 Dα

A very fine Nagoya school boxwood netsuke of a snail, by Tadakuni. First half 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 1.800 € - 2.200 €
Result: 5.208 € (incl. premium)

A very fine Nagoya school boxwood netsuke of a snail, by Tadakuni. First half 19th century

Crawling out from its house, the antennae of horn extended over the ribbed shell, the twisted mantle forming the himotôshi. Signed Tadakuni in ukibori in a rectangular reserve.
Height 2.4 cm; length 3.7 cm

Provenance

A birthday gift from Grete Damm, Munich, 1.7.2000
Coll. no. 424 (handwritten)