A wood netsuke of a dragon. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 551 Dα

A wood netsuke of a dragon. Mid-19th century

Auction 1092 - overview Cologne
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke and Sagemono
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.240 € (incl. premium)

A wood netsuke of a dragon. Mid-19th century

Coiled with a loose ball inside the hollow formed by the dragon’s body, and a loose ball in his mouth. The eye pupils inlaid. Signed with a logo resembling a dragon or a seahorse.
Height 2.9 cm

Provenance

Hanns Jatzlau (1926-?), Steinkrug bei Hannover (offered at Lempertz, Cologne, 8./9.12.2006, lot 611, sold at Lempertz, Cologne, 10./11.6.2008 lot 1196)