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Lot 864 Nα

A boxwood netsuke of a wasp nest. Late 19th/early 20th century

Auction 1179 - overview Cologne
25.06.2021, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 2.500 € (incl. premium)
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A boxwood netsuke of a wasp nest. Late 19th/early 20th century

Signed in a slightly recessed oval reserve: Tadakazu
Four wasps seated on the nucleus of a nest filled with larvae. The majority of the cells filled with larvae, some moveable, separately carved from light horn. The eyes of the wasps inlaid in light horn.
Height 4.7 cm

Provenance

Private collection, compiled between 1985 and 2017