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Lot 869 Nα

Three wood netsuke. 20th century

Auction 1179 - overview Cologne
25.06.2021, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 750 € (incl. premium)

Three wood netsuke. 20th century

a) A reptile with a fat belly, b) kinchaku with ojime and kagamibuta. The bone disc with stylised bamboo leaves, c) brush and yatate on top of a book. All signed: Kazuo (= Mitsutani Kazuo, born 1932).

The book shows close resemblance to a netsuke from the Bushell collection, described as a Kokinshu-volume. Originally a multi-volume publication of more than 1000 Heian period poems dedicated to the transience of time and the constant change of the seasons.
Height a) 3.9 cm; b) 4.6 cm; length c) 3.9 cm

Provenance

Private collection, compiled between 1985 and 2017