An ivory netsuke of an ama. Early 19th century - image-1
An ivory netsuke of an ama. Early 19th century - image-2
An ivory netsuke of an ama. Early 19th century - image-1An ivory netsuke of an ama. Early 19th century - image-2

Lot 385 Dα

An ivory netsuke of an ama. Early 19th century

Auction 1203 - overview Cologne
11.06.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.000 €
Result: 2.520 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of an ama. Early 19th century

The diver sits wearing only a rush skirt atop a large hamaguri surrounded by smaller clams of the same type, her long hair tied together at the back. Face reworked.
Height 4.5 cm; width 3.7 cm

Provenance

Estate, Rhineland-Palatinate