Lotto 425 - A213AS Arte orientale: Giappone, India, Sud-Est asiatico - martedì, 17. giugno 2025, 15h00
A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A TENGU ON CLAM.
Japan, 19th c. Height 4 cm.
Eyes, teeth and tongue of the mythical creature are inlaid, the robe with engraved pattern. Finely carved erotic netsuke of a tengu with feather fan sitting on a slightly open clam from which the flesh is emerging. Signed on an inlaid horn tablet Tamekazu.
Provenance: Old Swiss private collection, thence by descent.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)
Venduto per CHF 7 500 (incl. premio)