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Lot 871 Nα

Two wood netsuke

Auction 1179 - overview Cologne
25.06.2021, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €

Two wood netsuke

a) A lotus leaf, carved in relief with a spider and a fly. First half 19th century, b) Fish head. Eye and teeth inlaid in horn and bone. Inscription.

The inscription to the fish's back reads: Carved from a dead cypress branch in Kamakura.
a) Width 4.5 cm; b) length 7.4 cm

Provenance

Private collection, compiled between 1985 and 2017