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Lot 385 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of a Chinese scholar sitting next to an ox. 19th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.300 €
Result: 1.638 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of a Chinese scholar sitting next to an ox. 19th century

A Chinese scholar with a scroll in his hand sits at the side of a reclining ox with nose ring and a rope, that is placed around the head. The eye pupils of dark brown horn. Inscribed Unshō Hakuryū in an oval reserve. Right horn restored, chip to one ear.
Height 2.4 cm; length 5 cm

The Chinese scholar either represents Rōshi or Sugawara Michizane.

Provenance

Private collection, Southern Germany