A good and large boxwood netsuke of a snail. 19th century - image-1

Lot 390 Dα

A good and large boxwood netsuke of a snail. 19th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 750 € (incl. premium)

A good and large boxwood netsuke of a snail. 19th century

Crawling out from its house, the antennae extended over the ribbed shell, the twisted mantle forming the himotôshi.
Height 2.3 cm; length 4.3 cm