A small green and brown-stained ivory netsuke of a frog on a hechima by Getchu. Late 19th century - image-1 A small green and brown-stained ivory netsuke of a frog on a hechima by Getchu. Late 19th century - image-2 A small green and brown-stained ivory netsuke of a frog on a hechima by Getchu. Late 19th century - image-3

Lot 454 D ‡ α

A small green and brown-stained ivory netsuke of a frog on a hechima by Getchu. Late 19th century

Auction 1249 - overview Cologne
18.06.2024, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 3.276 € (incl. premium)
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A small green and brown-stained ivory netsuke of a frog on a hechima by Getchu. Late 19th century

The animal crawls over a sponge cucumber, legs placed wide apart, the staining corresponds to the natural colour of the fruit and the frog. Signed Getchu.
Length 5.4 cm

Provenance

Estate, North Rhine-Westphalia, acquired at Lempertz, Cologne, 29/30.11.1988, lot 796