A light wood netsuke of a male ningyo with a tama. 19th century - image-1

Lot 749 Dα

A light wood netsuke of a male ningyo with a tama. 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 620 € (incl. premium)

A light wood netsuke of a male ningyo with a tama. 19th century

Swimming and clutching a large tama and resting his chin on it, the split tail fin curving to the left.
Height 2.1 cm; length 4.7 cm

Provenance

Paper label with old collector’s number inside the himotôshi