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Lot 483 Dα

A tortoise and a snake. Boxwood. Early 19th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 1.600 € - 2.000 €
Result: 1.750 € (incl. premium)
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A tortoise and a snake. Boxwood. Early 19th century

Signed: Issan
A turtle with a slightly raised head, around which a snake winds twice around the whole animal including its shell, its head stretched behind the slightly raised head of the turtle. Boxwood, very finely carved and engraved, the scales of the reptile and the shell
finely engraved and with dark accents. The eyes of both animals inlaid with black horn.
Length 5 cm

Holz und Sujet sind typisch für diesen in Iwashiro zwischen 1800-40 tätigen Künstler, siehe MCI, S. 237.

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland

Literature

Unusually short stroke for the first sylable. Compare the siganture in: MCI, p. 241. The wood and subject are typical for this artist active in Iwashiro between 1800 and 1840, see MCI, p. 237