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Lot 432 Dα

A box wood netsuke of a snail. Ise-Yamada school. 19th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 5.000 € - 5.500 €
Result: 4.788 € (incl. premium)

A box wood netsuke of a snail. Ise-Yamada school. 19th century

Emerging from its shell and placing its slender head onto the apex of the shells spire, the tip of the foot forming the himotōshi. Signed Masakatsu.
Height 2.8 cm; width 3.9 cm

Provenance

Collection M. M. Hepworth
Collection M. T. Hindson (1883–1968)
Collection Theodor “Teddy” Hahn (1933–2012), Darmstadt, Germany