A large ivory netsuke of a recumbent ox. Late 18th/early 19th century - image-1

Lot 1104 Dα

A large ivory netsuke of a recumbent ox. Late 18th/early 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.000 €

A large ivory netsuke of a recumbent ox. Late 18th/early 19th century

Legs folded underneath and head turned to the right, with a thick rope around the head and a thinner rope placed over the back, the hide rendered with long strands of hair. The eyes of black horn.
Height 2.7 cm; length 6.5 cm

Provenance

Through Grete Damm, Munich, 1975
The Papp Collection no. 950 (printed)