An extraordinarily large ivory two-part peg manjû of a dragon and tiger. Second half 19th century - image-1

Lot 1082 Dα

An extraordinarily large ivory two-part peg manjû of a dragon and tiger. Second half 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 1.300 € - 1.600 €

An extraordinarily large ivory two-part peg manjû of a dragon and tiger. Second half 19th century

The top part of this well hollowed manjû displaying a coiled dragon amidst clouds in sunken relief, the eye pupils of black glass, on the reverse a large tiger in engraving and shallow relief. Signed Nan… and seal Gyosai.
Diameter 7.6 cm

Provenance

Purchased from J. van Daalen, Utrecht, December 1970
Coll. no. 867 (printed and handwritten)