A boxwood netsuke of an oni on setsubun. 19th century. - image-1

Lot 157 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of an oni on setsubun. 19th century.

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
06.12.2019, 14:00 - Japan, India/South-East Asia
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 930 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of an oni on setsubun. 19th century.

Squatting, holding a large straw hat over his back to protect himself from the setsubun beans. The beans inlaid in ivory and brass. Chipped and restored.
Height 3.3 cm; width 3.5 cm

Provenance

Albert Randerath, Heinsberg
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate, acquired at Lempertz, Cologne, 4./5.12.1984, lot 612