A cylindrical boxwood inrô. Second half 19th century - image-1

Lot 132 Dα

A cylindrical boxwood inrô. Second half 19th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
06.12.2019, 14:00 - Japan, India/South-East Asia
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.400 €
Result: 1.116 € (incl. premium)

A cylindrical boxwood inrô. Second half 19th century

Carved with a rising dragon amidst clouds. The back eye pupils lined with metal, one missing. Minor chips and cracks. Fruit kernel ojime. A boxwood netsuke of an octopus lying on a pot, signed Sekishinsai. 19th century.
Height 8.3 cm; diameter 3.8 cm

Provenance

Property of a German lady