A boxwood netsuke of a tiger on bamboo. First half 19th century - image-1
A boxwood netsuke of a tiger on bamboo. First half 19th century - image-2
A boxwood netsuke of a tiger on bamboo. First half 19th century - image-1A boxwood netsuke of a tiger on bamboo. First half 19th century - image-2

Lot 871 Dα

A boxwood netsuke of a tiger on bamboo. First half 19th century

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
16.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.400 €

A boxwood netsuke of a tiger on bamboo. First half 19th century

The large animal sits on a short bamboo rod, head turned to the left, the fur stripes and overall fur rendered with fine linear incisions, the upper fangs of light horn.
Height 3.8 cm; length 4.7 cm

Provenance

Formerly private collection, England