A marine ivory and wood netsuke of a parrot. 19th/20th century - image-1

Lot 221 Dα

A marine ivory and wood netsuke of a parrot. 19th/20th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
06.12.2019, 14:00 - Japan, India/South-East Asia
Estimate: 2.200 € - 2.600 €

A marine ivory and wood netsuke of a parrot. 19th/20th century

Perched on a tree stump, its head bent forward, cleaning its plumage. The eyes inlaid, the tree stump made from boxwood. A himotôshi lining of ivory. Chipped.
Height 4.7 cm

Provenance

Editha Leppich (1904-1992), Linz on the Rhine
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate, acquired at Lempertz, Cologne, 4./5. 12. 1984, lot 586