A black wood and brass netsuke of a withered sotoba with bones and a skull. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 1185 Dα

A black wood and brass netsuke of a withered sotoba with bones and a skull. Late 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
16.06.2018, 16:31 - The Papp Collection of Netsuke
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.400 €
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A black wood and brass netsuke of a withered sotoba with bones and a skull. Late 19th century

A rib cage, a skull and various bones are arranged on a dilapidated and weathered grave post, the skeleton parts of brass.
Length 8.1 cm

Provenance

Lempertz, Cologne, 29.5.1959, lot 1776
Coll. no. 720

Literature

Illustrated in: Skelettnetsuke / Skeleton Netsuke in: Netsuke, vol. 1, no. 12 (1961), p. 2, fig. 2