A very impressive and large seal netsuke of a baku. Early 19th century - image-1

Lot 318 Dα

A very impressive and large seal netsuke of a baku. Early 19th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Result: 3.500 € (incl. premium)

A very impressive and large seal netsuke of a baku. Early 19th century

Seated on its haunches on a flat oval base with a single character carved in relief underneath, with a shishi-like mane and tail, the huge head with a small rolled-up trunk and open mouth raised high, the single horn touching its back.
Height 8.2 cm

Provenance

Coll. no. 977 (printed and hand written) (no index card)

Literature

Compare a nearly identical piece illustrated in the MCI, p. 1028.