A polychromed wood netsuke of an attendant of Ryûjin. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 689 Dα

A polychromed wood netsuke of an attendant of Ryûjin. Late 19th century

Auktion 1092 - Übersicht Köln
09.06.2017, 18:00 - Netsuke und Sagemono
Schätzpreis: 1.200 € - 1.500 €
Ergebnis: 1.488 € (inkl. Aufgeld)

A polychromed wood netsuke of an attendant of Ryûjin. Late 19th century

Standing with a robe revealing his bare chest and a sword tied around his back, the scabbard in shape of a fish. A late copy after an 18th-century Shûzan netsuke.
Height 9.6 cm

Provenienz

Estate of Gunvor Björkman

Literaturhinweise

Illustrated in: Netsuke, exhibition catalogue, Östasiatiska Museet, Stockholm 1999, fig. p. 75