Lot n° 361
Estimation :
200 - 400
EUR
Wooden netsuke representing a Tengu no tamago, Japan, 19th c - Lot 361
Wooden netsuke representing a Tengu no tamago, Japan, 19th century
The head (as well as a claw and a wing) of the tengu emerging from the egg, bearing a black wood inlay depicting the headdress of the yamabushi (ascetic mountain monks), the eyes inlaid with ivory, the egg incised with feathers.
Length: 3.8 cm. Width: 3.1 cm.
(Chip and restoration to beak).
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