A fine ivory netsuke of a suisei. 19th century - image-1

Lot 284 Dα

A fine ivory netsuke of a suisei. 19th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 900 € - 1.200 €
Result: 868 € (incl. premium)

A fine ivory netsuke of a suisei. 19th century

Seated on an oval base, the head with a single horn turned, a tortoise's carapace on the back, the fur finely engraved and its eyes of brown horn.
Height 2.4 cm width 3 cm

Provenance

Collection Marcel Lorber (1900-1986), Vienna (by repute)
Collection Karl M. Schwarz (1926-2007), Vienna (sold at Klefisch, Cologne, 26.1.2008, lot 101)
Kolodotschko Collection

Literature

Illustrated in: Karl M. Schwarz, Netsuke Subjects, Vienna, 1992, p. 55, no. 107