A unusual Kyoto boxwood netsuke of a tiger. Late 18th century - image-1
A unusual Kyoto boxwood netsuke of a tiger. Late 18th century - image-2
A unusual Kyoto boxwood netsuke of a tiger. Late 18th century - image-1A unusual Kyoto boxwood netsuke of a tiger. Late 18th century - image-2

Lot 440 Dα

A unusual Kyoto boxwood netsuke of a tiger. Late 18th century

Auction 1249 - overview Cologne
18.06.2024, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.800 € - 3.200 €
Result: 22.680 € (incl. premium)

A unusual Kyoto boxwood netsuke of a tiger. Late 18th century

Seated on his hind legs, his body with forelegs drawn back in an upright position, the head lowered in order to lick his hind paw which is stretched out. The tongue chipped.
Height 4.4 cm

Provenance

Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia