An ivory netsuke of a dragon and two tigers, by Shôzan. Late 18th/early 19th century - image-1

Lot 700 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a dragon and two tigers, by Shôzan. Late 18th/early 19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 1.500 € - 1.800 €
Result: 1.488 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of a dragon and two tigers, by Shôzan. Late 18th/early 19th century

A two-horned dragon with a long winding body towers above two crouching tigers facing each other, on a base partly formed by a rock. Signed Shôzan in a wavy reserve.
Height 3.1 cm; width 5.9 cm

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Provenance

Lempertz COlogne, 11./12.6.2010, lot 983