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A boxwood netsuke of a man. 19th century
Schätzpreis:
€400 - €500
Verkauft
€600
Zeitlich festgelegte Auktion
lempertz:projects Netsuke
Größe
Height 3 cm
Kategorie
Beschreibung
Wearing a long robe, kneeling and polishing the flat plate in the shape of the character kokoro (heart) with his brush.
This netsuke illustrates the proverb kokoro o migaku (polishing the heart), which means ""to improve""
(Paul Ehmann, 1927, p. 161).
This netsuke illustrates the proverb kokoro o migaku (polishing the heart), which means ""to improve""
(Paul Ehmann, 1927, p. 161).
Zustand
Traces of usage, old chip to the character underneath the man's left foot
Unterschrift
Margin Scheme: The German VAT (19%) will be imposed only on the buyer´s premium.
Differenzbesteuerung: Die gesetzliche USt. (19%) wird nur auf das Aufgeld berechnet.
Herkunft
Private collection, Berlin, acquired at Lempertz, 30.11.1997, lot 880
Ausgestellt
Cf. an almost identical netsuke in the Christian Trumpf Collection, housed in the Linden-Museum, Stuttgart.