Kagamibuta. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 487 Dα

Kagamibuta. Late 19th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €

Kagamibuta. Late 19th century

Ivory bowl, shakudo plate. In Iroe-Takabori, a large cockerel with chicks standing under a bamboo, up which a snail crawls while a spider dangles from a thread in front of the cockerel's beak. Excellent craftsmanship.
Diameter 4.3 cm

Provenance

Private colelction, acquired at Klefisch, Cologne, 27.3.2013, lot 251