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Lot 431 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of an oni. Around 1800

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.800 € - 2.200 €
Result: 15.000 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of an oni. Around 1800

A muscular oni, standing and wearing a skirt held together at the sides which he grips with his right hand. His mop of hair appears windswept. Powerfully carved and polished. Good, glossy patina.
Height 10.8 cm

Provenance

Collection Walter L. Behrens, Manchester (1861 - 1913), sold at Glendining's, London, 1.12.1913. lot 605 (not illustrated)
Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 – 1921), acquired at the above auction