An ivory shunga netsuke of an ama and octopus. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 940 Dα

An ivory shunga netsuke of an ama and octopus. Late 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.116 € (incl. premium)

An ivory shunga netsuke of an ama and octopus. Late 19th century

The bare-bosomed girl dressed in a skirt and a straw apron and with a knife in her hand is attacked by an octopus that encircles his tentacle around her while prying open her skirt. The animal's eye pupils of black-brown horn.
Height 3.8 cm

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