Lot 860 N α

A boxwood netsuke of a flying quail with a millet branch

Auction 1179 - overview Cologne
25.06.2021, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €
Result: 2.625 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of a flying quail with a millet branch

Wings and feet set close to the body, a long millet branch in its beak, the cob and long leaves seem to flutter in the wind. The eyes inlaid in black horn. Chipped.
Length 4.7 cm

Provenance

Private collection, compiled between 1985 and 2017