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Lot 466 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of a mask carver. Late 19th century

Auction 1213 - overview Cologne
09.12.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 4.284 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of a mask carver. Late 19th century

Seated with an Usobuki mask in his lap while he himself pouts his lips as if to understand better the mimicry of the face he is carving, in his hand a carving knife, other knives in front of him. Signed Ono Ryôkô in a rounded reserve.
Height 3.9 cm

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Sales permit for the EU internal market available

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland, acquired in the 1960s, and thence by family descent