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Lot 809 D‡α

A wood and ivory netsuke of a kappa with a cucumber. 19th century

Auction 1179 - overview Cologne
25.06.2021, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst
Estimate: 1.600 € - 1.800 €
Result: 2.125 € (incl. premium)
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A wood and ivory netsuke of a kappa with a cucumber. 19th century

Signed: Gyokusai
Seated and staring greedily at the cucumber lying in his lap. The ribs on his breast and the scales of his carapace strongly stylised. The fangs inlaid in bone, the eyes double inlaid in light and black horn.
Height 4.1. cm

Provenance

Estate of Günter Kauth (1946-2016), Frankfurt am Main, acquired at Klefisch, Cologne, 30.11.2002, lot 668