A walnut netsuke of a skull. 19th century - image-1

Lot 410 Dα

A walnut netsuke of a skull. 19th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 350 € - 550 €
Result: 1.860 € (incl. premium)

A walnut netsuke of a skull. 19th century

With large eye sockets and long incisors, the natural cavity of the nut corresponding to the cavity of the skull.
Length 3.2 cm; Height 2.6 cm

Provenance

Purchased from J. van Daalen, Utrecht, December 1972
Coll. no. 924 (printed and handwritten)