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Lot 835 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a coiled rat. Late 19th century

Auction 1179 - overview Cologne
25.06.2021, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst
Estimate: 2.200 € - 2.600 €
Result: 4.000 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of a coiled rat. Late 19th century

Signed in an oval reserve recessed from the fur: Masakazu
The long tail wound around the body which it holds with its left forepaw, whilst scratching its nose with its hind paw. The strongly protruding eyes inlaid in black horn.
Height 4.2 cm

Provenance

Collection number 389
According to available documents, former collection of Robert and Shirlee Guggenheim
Private collection, Ruhr region, according to the consignor acquired at Flachsmann, Kampen, 1989, and thence in family property