Lot 196 D α

An ivory netsuke of an ox with a calf. Early 19th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
06.12.2019, 14:00 - Japan, India/South-East Asia
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.400 €
Result: 2.728 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of an ox with a calf. Early 19th century

Recumbent, its head turned towards its calf. The eyes of black horn. Signed Kinryûsai.
Height 2.3 cm

Provenance

Christie's London, 29.6.1978, lot 98
Private property, Southern Germany, acquired at Lempertz, Cologne, 9./10.12.2005, lot 744

Literature

Illustrated in: Lazarnick, Vol. 1, p. 621