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Lot 482 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of a cook with an octopus tentacle. Mid-19th century

Auction 1226 - overview Cologne
21.06.2023, 10:30 - Asian Art
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Result: 1.512 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of a cook with an octopus tentacle. Mid-19th century

A cook sits in front of a cutting board and is about to cut off a slice from a huge octopus tentacle which lies around his shoulders as if it were still alive and makes the cook cry out. Signed Rakumin.
Height 3.4 cm

Provenance

From a North Rhine-Westphalian estate