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Lot 860 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of a fisherman with a tortoise. Mid-19th century

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
16.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
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An ivory netsuke of a fisherman with a tortoise. Mid-19th century

The crouching fisherman with a straw apron around his hips holds a tortoise in allusion to the fairy tale of Urashima Taro who finds a tortoise on the beach and returns it to the sea. Signed Koyu.
Height 3.3 cm; length 3.6 cm

Provenance

Formerly private collection, Belgium