A boxwood netsuke of a shishi no tamago. First half 19th century - image-1

Lot 287 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a shishi no tamago. First half 19th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.054 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of a shishi no tamago. First half 19th century

The shishi looks out from a spherical eggshell, the mouth closed with only the upper row of teeth visible. The eye pupils of black horn, the dots on the eggshell in ukibori. Inscribed Raku. Chip.
Height 3.9 cm

Provenance

Kolodotschko Collection