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Lot 434 Dα

A good boxwood netsuke of a snail. Around 1800

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 3.000 € - 3.600 €
Result: 4.032 € (incl. premium)

A good boxwood netsuke of a snail. Around 1800

Emerging from its shell and placing its wide body over it, the extended antennae spread out on top of the shell and the slimy flesh part of the body twisted to form the himotōshi. Signed Sari. Tiny reddish brown lacquer dots to the the eyes.
Height 2.5 cm; width 4.2 cm

Provenance

Collection Theodor “Teddy” Hahn (1933-2012), Darmstadt, Germany