A very rare wood netsuke of Botan Tôrô. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 1191 Dα

A very rare wood netsuke of Botan Tôrô. Late 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 2.200 € - 2.400 €
Result: 4.712 € (incl. premium)
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A very rare wood netsuke of Botan Tôrô. Late 19th century

The human skeleton with a tattered lotus leaf on its head carries a large lantern and shoulders the big head of a dragon, its horn poking through the lotus leaf. Restored.
Length 7.6 cm

Provenance

Purchased from the estate of Dr. Franz Weber, Vienna, May 1961

Literature

Illustrated in: Skelettnetsuke / Skeleton Netsuke in: Netsuke, vol. 1, no. 12 (1961), p. 5, fig. 3 and 4