A boxwood netsuke of a large rooster on a flat drum. Second half 19th century - image-1
A boxwood netsuke of a large rooster on a flat drum. Second half 19th century - image-2
A boxwood netsuke of a large rooster on a flat drum. Second half 19th century - image-1A boxwood netsuke of a large rooster on a flat drum. Second half 19th century - image-2

Lot 499 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a large rooster on a flat drum. Second half 19th century

Auction 1226 - overview Cologne
21.06.2023, 10:30 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.400 €
Result: 2.394 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of a large rooster on a flat drum. Second half 19th century

Sitting with head turned to the right, preening the feathers of his slightly raised right wing, the elegant tail feathers extending to the base of the drum, the underside engraved with an amaryû amidst clouds. The nails of the drumskin inlaid black. Signed Masatami tô.
Height 3.4 cm; width 4.5 cm