An amusing boxwood netsuke of an octopus riding on a catfish, by Masakazu. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 413 Dα

An amusing boxwood netsuke of an octopus riding on a catfish, by Masakazu. Late 19th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 500 € - 800 €
Result: 2.375 € (incl. premium)

An amusing boxwood netsuke of an octopus riding on a catfish, by Masakazu. Late 19th century

Sitting on top of the earthquake fish and holding it down with all of his tentacles, whilst the fish swishes its tail fin wildly. The eye pupils of bone and black horn, the ones of the catfish of black glass, the himotôshi lined with bone. Signed Masakazu on an inlaid oval bone tablet.
Height 3.8 cm; length 4.9 cm

Provenance

Purchased from J. van Daalen, Utrecht, December 1965
Coll. no. 743 (printed and handwritten)