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Lot 717 Dα

An ivory seal netsuke of an elephant and karako on a high table. Early 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.400 €
Result: 1.178 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory seal netsuke of an elephant and karako on a high table. Early 19th century

Standing together with four karako, one holding up a scroll, on an oblong Chinese-style table with curved legs, between the scrolling feet a seal base with one illegible character in relief.
Height 7.6 cm

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Provenance

Walter Lionel Behrens, Manchester, UK
Albert Brockhaus (1855-1921), Leipzig (sold at Christie’s London, 25.11.1980, lot 46)
Dr Karl M. Schwarz, (1926-2007), Vienna (sold at Christie’s Amsterdam, 20.5.2008, lot 443)

Literature

Joly 1912/1966, no. 3924 (w.o. ill.); Schwarz 1992, no. 295