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Lot 486 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a Komusô monk. Around 1800

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 700 € - 800 €
Result: 4.500 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of a Komusô monk. Around 1800

His head completely hidden under a pot-shaped straw hat (tengai), clothed in a long, belted robe and blowing into a bamboo flute (shakuhachi). Inscribed Masanao on an oval reserve.
Height 9 cm

Provenance

Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 – 1921), acquired 17.2.1912