A very fine and highly realistic walrus tusk model of a skull and a snake, by Toshinaga. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 1186 D‡α

A very fine and highly realistic walrus tusk model of a skull and a snake, by Toshinaga. Late 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 4.216 € (incl. premium)
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A very fine and highly realistic walrus tusk model of a skull and a snake, by Toshinaga. Late 19th century

The human skull with huge eye sockets and an upper jaw with front teeth missing is encircled by a thin snake with a darting tongue looking over the top of the skull. Signed Toshinaga in an irregular reserve.
Height 3.7 cm

Provenance

Purchased from Helmut Laudenbach, Berg, 3.7.1979
Coll. no. 996