An ivory netsuke of a sleeping boar. Late 18th century - image-1

Lot 218 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a sleeping boar. Late 18th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result: 1.188 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of a sleeping boar. Late 18th century

Sleeping on a bed of oak and maple branches, blades of grass lying over his back. Signed Motomasa (Genshô). Damaged.
Length 5.2 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Northern Germany, acquired at Lempertz, Cologne, 22./23.11.2002, lot 803