A boxwood netsuke of a straw horse (shinobigoma). 19th century - image-1
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A boxwood netsuke of a straw horse (shinobigoma). 19th century - image-1A boxwood netsuke of a straw horse (shinobigoma). 19th century - image-2A boxwood netsuke of a straw horse (shinobigoma). 19th century - image-3A boxwood netsuke of a straw horse (shinobigoma). 19th century - image-4A boxwood netsuke of a straw horse (shinobigoma). 19th century - image-5A boxwood netsuke of a straw horse (shinobigoma). 19th century - image-6

Lot 502 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a straw horse (shinobigoma). 19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 3.500 € (incl. premium)
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A boxwood netsuke of a straw horse (shinobigoma). 19th century

Composed of various bundles of straw held together by a knotted saddle cloth on the back, the horse’s head lowered.
L 4,5 cm

Such horses made of wood, straw or other grasses have been made in Japan since the Edo period as good luck charms in business and private life and dedicated to shrines.

Provenance

Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 – 1921), acquired at Yamanaka, Osaka, 3.11.1910