A boxwood netsuke of a snail on a bucket. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 429 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a snail on a bucket. Mid-19th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 2.500 € - 2.700 €
Result: 3.224 € (incl. premium)
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A boxwood netsuke of a snail on a bucket. Mid-19th century

Slithering over the side of a bucket, the stretched out head resting on the bucket wall, the body forming the himotôshi. Inscribed Shigemasa with kaô to the flat bottom of the bucket.
Height 3.2 cm; width 3.3 cm

Provenance

Christie's, New York, 12.9.1995, Lot 35
Private collection, Munich, acquired at the above auction