A fine and rare ivory netsuke of two dried salmons and two rats. Early 19th century - image-1

Lot 1165 Dα

A fine and rare ivory netsuke of two dried salmons and two rats. Early 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 1.400 € - 1.600 €
Result: 1.612 € (incl. premium)

A fine and rare ivory netsuke of two dried salmons and two rats. Early 19th century

Two large and well-fed rats sit on top of two shiosake placed across each other, with cross-hatched scales, large heads and mouths wide open, the bodies marked by several small holes and one large opening suggesting decay. The rats' eyes of black horn.
Length 7.6 cm

Provenance

Purchased from Helmut Laudenbach, Berg, March 1980
Coll. no. 583 (handwritten)