A marine ivory netsuke of Nitta no Shiro. 19th century - image-1
A marine ivory netsuke of Nitta no Shiro. 19th century - image-2
A marine ivory netsuke of Nitta no Shiro. 19th century - image-1A marine ivory netsuke of Nitta no Shiro. 19th century - image-2

Lot 317 Dα

A marine ivory netsuke of Nitta no Shiro. 19th century

Auction 1190 - overview Cologne
11.12.2021, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.800 € - 2.200 €
Result: 4.000 € (incl. premium)

A marine ivory netsuke of Nitta no Shiro. 19th century

Nitta no Shiro sits on the back of a running boar grabbing its tail and drawing his sword, while a screaming samurai who has lost his jingasa has been run over by the madly running boar and lies prostrate on the ground.
Height 3.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany