A wood netsuke of a mukuge-inu. 19th century - image-1

Lot 315 Dα

A wood netsuke of a mukuge-inu. 19th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.600 €
Result: 4.216 € (incl. premium)
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A wood netsuke of a mukuge-inu. 19th century

Seated on his long tail a ball between his paws, snarling, the head turned. Inscribed Tametaka on a slightly raised oval-shaped reserve.
Height 4.3 cm

The present piece could also be a study of a musk cat (jakoneko). These animals became popular for their musks used for perfume.
Our piece matches Frederick Meinertzhagen's opinion on a netsuke in his collection (see MCI, p. 854, wood netsuke of a 'Chin' with bushy tail). He states that being a careful copy it does lack the artistic quality of Tametaka's original works. Both Meinertzhagen's and the present piece feature a similar oval-shaped reserve forming a point at the bottom).

Provenance

Nagel, Stuttgart, 7. 5. 2011, lot 1932
Kolodotschko Collection