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Lot 478 D α

A boxwood netsuke of Shitakiri suzume. Early 19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.800 € - 3.400 €
Result: 7.500 € (incl. premium)
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A boxwood netsuke of Shitakiri suzume. Early 19th century

An old lady in a kimono lying face down on the back of a sparrow; scissors in her right hand with which she intends to cut off the tongue of the sparrow. Depiction of the well-loved children’s story ‘Shitakiri suzume’. Finely carved, engraved and polished, feathers and folds darkly coloured. Signed Masakazu. .
Width 3.7 cm

Provenance

Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 – 1921)

Literature

Brockhaus, p. 393, no. 557
Cf. MCI, p. 420, right hand column. The carver of this piece is a pupil of Masanao. As the first artist with this name, he signs without a reserve.