Lot 363 - A215AS Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia, Islamic Art - Friday, 05. December 2025, 02.00 PM
A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A PUPPETEER
Japan, 2nd half of 19th c. Height 3.1 cm.
Okimono netsuke of a seated puppeteer (ningyô tsukai) dressed in a formal robe with minutely carved patterns, manipulating his puppet (ningyô) with a control rod.
Provenance: Old Swiss private collection, thence by descent.
CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 1 030 / 1 550)
Sold for CHF 2 750 (including buyer's premium)