A boxwood netsuke of a grazing horse. Early 19th century - image-1

Lot 395 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a grazing horse. Early 19th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
07.06.2019, 14:00 - Japanese Art (Armour, Swords, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono)
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 806 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of a grazing horse. Early 19th century

The hooves placed close together with one foreleg slightly raised, a finely engraved saddle cloth is fastened with a sash wrapped and tied around the horse's body. Crack.
Height 6.4 cm

Provenance

Purchased from Bernard Hurtig, Hawaii, 11.1.1982 (original invoice available)
Coll. no. 537 (handwritten)