A boxwood netsuke of a karasu tengu hatching from an egg. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 470 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a karasu tengu hatching from an egg. Mid-19th century

Auction 1101 - overview Cologne
08.12.2017, 14:00 - Japanese Art
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €

A boxwood netsuke of a karasu tengu hatching from an egg. Mid-19th century

A boxwood netsuke of a karasu tengu hatching from an egg, gazing up, one hand and arm as well as one wing already pulled from the egg. Mid-19th century.
Height 3.2 cm

Provenance

Collection Reinhold Schulze, acquired between 1937 and 1945 in Japan