An ivory netsuke of a rat in a chestnut. Second half 19th century - image-1

Lot 214 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a rat in a chestnut. Second half 19th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
06.12.2019, 14:00 - Japan, India/South-East Asia
Estimate: 2.600 € - 2.800 €
Result: 2.232 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of a rat in a chestnut. Second half 19th century

Scrambling out from a big chestnut, facing a smaller one. The bigger overripe chestnut cracked open, revealing the fruit's fibrous inside structure. The rat's eyes of black horn.
Height 3 cm; width 4.2 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Hamburg, acquired at Galerie Gemini, December 2000