A walrus tusk manjû of a tanuki. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 860 Dα

A walrus tusk manjû of a tanuki. Mid-19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 300 € - 400 €
Result: 2.356 € (incl. premium)
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A walrus tusk manjû of a tanuki. Mid-19th century

Carved in openwork with autumn grasses under a full moon and a soft metal inlay of a tanuki drumming his belly/scrotum, on the reverse autumn grasses, rice sheaves and pine branches. Round seal Mitsu (Kô).
Diameter 4.2 cm

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Provenance

Alain R. Liss, (sold at Sotheby’s New York, 2.9.1993, lot 175)
Edward and Marilyn Flower, New York (sold at Christie’s South Kensington, 12.5.2010, lot 134)