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Lot 538 Dα

An ivory netsuke of a horse on an oval base. Late 19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 600 € - 700 €
Result: 938 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of a horse on an oval base. Late 19th century

Saddled with stirrups and bridle and standing on an oval base. Finely carved and engraved with some darkly stained details. Signed Tomochika on a curved reserve.
Height 2.8 cm; width 3.2 cm

Provenance

Estate of Albert Brockhaus (1855 – 1921), acquired at Rex & Co., Berlin, 13.10.1898

Literature

Brockhaus, p. 436, no. 368
Cf. MCI, p. 892 for a very similar netsuke by Tomochika II/III (nephew and grandson)