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Lot 510 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a small dog and a fan. Early 19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 450 € - 550 €
Result: 1.375 € (incl. premium)
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A boxwood netsuke of a small dog and a fan. Early 19th century

Longhaired, lying on a fan (uchiwa). Very finely carved and engraved, the eyes inlaid in light horn. A long, illegible inscription in ukibori to the underside of the fan. Handle missing. Inscribed Masatomo (Shôyusai).
Width 4.3 cm

Die Inschrift auf der Unterseite des Fächers lautet 'Geschnitzt am 15. bei Neumond im ersten Jahr der Periode Bunkwa (1804)'

Provenance

Collection Samuel (Siegfried) Bing, Paris (1838 - 1905)
Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 – 1921), acquired privately from Bing, 23.4.1898

Literature

Brockhaus, p. 428, no. 276
Cf. MCI which lists also a ‘puppy’ under the animals by the carver Masatomo