Two ivory netsuke of toads. Late 19th century - image-1
Two ivory netsuke of toads. Late 19th century - image-2
Two ivory netsuke of toads. Late 19th century - image-1Two ivory netsuke of toads. Late 19th century - image-2

Lot 230 Dα

Two ivory netsuke of toads. Late 19th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
06.12.2019, 14:00 - Japan, India/South-East Asia
Estimate: 700 € - 900 €
Result: 1.178 € (incl. premium)

Two ivory netsuke of toads. Late 19th century

Two ivory netsuke of a) a toad sitting on a leaf, inscribed Munemitsu, and b) a toad sitting on a tortoise, the toad's eye pupils of black horn. (2)
Height a) 2.2 cm; b) 2.2 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate
b) acquired at Lempertz, Cologne, 4./5.12.1984, lot 589