A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-1
A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-2
A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-3
A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-4
A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-5
A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-6
A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-7
A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-8
A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-1A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-2A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-3A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-4A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-5A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-6A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-7A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century - image-8

Lot 431 Dα

A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 2.400 € - 2.800 €
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A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th century

Coiled and forming an oval and compact shape, the head resting on the curved body with a thin tongue hanging from the closed mouth, the scales of the upper part of the body are rendered in graduated notches, becoming smaller towards the head and towards the belly, the belly scales carefully layered. The eyes of yellow and black horn. Signed Masakazu in a rounded cartouche.
Height 1.9 cm; width 4.2 cm

Provenance

Old German Private collection