A fine ivory netsuke of a coiled dragon. Late 18th/early 19th century - image-1

Lot 182 Dα

A fine ivory netsuke of a coiled dragon. Late 18th/early 19th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
06.12.2019, 14:00 - Japan, India/South-East Asia
Estimate: 2.200 € - 2.600 €
Result: 5.208 € (incl. premium)

A fine ivory netsuke of a coiled dragon. Late 18th/early 19th century

A fine ivory netsuke of a coiled dragon clutching a pearl in the left front claw. The scaly body with long flames as well as the head with the curly mane and it's bushy beard meticulously worked. The pupils of dark horn. Signed Tadachika in an oval cartouche.
Height 2.4 cm; width 4 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Hamburg, acquired from Constantine, London, February 1983