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Lot 473 D α

A bone netsuke of a skull. 19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 300 € - 360 €
Result: 2.750 € (incl. premium)
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A bone netsuke of a skull. 19th century

Finely carved, the skull and bones (possibly of the dead poetess Ono no Komachi) lying on a grave post inscribed with the symbols for heaven, wind, fire and water. Good patina.
Height 2.8 cm

Provenance

Collection Walter L. Behrens, Manchester (1861 - 1913), sold at Glendining's, London, 1.12.1913
Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 - 1921), acquired 19.5.1914