An ivory netsuke of medlars. 18th century - image-1

Lot 361 Dα

An ivory netsuke of medlars. 18th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 750 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of medlars. 18th century

Five bulging loquats (biwa) lying on a branch's dense foliage. The ovaries inlaid with dark horn.
Length 6.1 cm

Provenance

Old collector's paper label 240
Collection Sylvain Buzaglo (1908 - 1967), Amsterdam
Private collection, The Netherlands, according to the consigner acquired at Aalderink, Amsterdam, September 1995

Literature

Publ. in: Aalderink, The Buzaglo Collection of Fine Netsuke, exhibition catalogue, Amsterdam 1985, p. 43