A wood netsuke of a ripe eggplant. Around 1900 - image-1

Lot 470 Dα

A wood netsuke of a ripe eggplant. Around 1900

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 300 € - 500 €
Result: 930 € (incl. premium)

A wood netsuke of a ripe eggplant. Around 1900

The skin burst open to reveal the seeds, with a fly and a bug on the smaller of the two leaves. Inlays of bone and mother-of-pearl.
Length 4 cm