A boxwood netsuke of a coiled rat. 19th century - image-1

Lot 215 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a coiled rat. 19th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
06.12.2019, 14:00 - Japan, India/South-East Asia
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 4.092 € (incl. premium)

A boxwood netsuke of a coiled rat. 19th century

A boxwood netsuke of a coiled rat holding her long tail curved around the body, whilst scratching its left ear. The eyes inlaid in black horn. Signed Masanao on an oval reserve. Crack.
Height 4.2 cm; width 3.8 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Hamburg, acquired at Constantine, London, 1983