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Lot 868 Nα

A boxwood netsuke of a snail on a well bucket. 19th century

Auction 1179 - overview Cologne
25.06.2021, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.600 €
Result: 2.000 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of a snail on a well bucket. 19th century

Signed: Masanao
A snail crawling on the wall of an old and badly damaged bucket. The nails of the bucket inlaid in black horn, the bold wood grain very realistically depicted.
Height 3.4 cm; length 3.4 cm

Provenance

Private collection, compiled between 1985 and 2017