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Auction archive: Lot number 12

A RARE NETSUKE OF A MALE AWABI DIVER

Estimate
€4,000
ca. US$4,622
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 12

A RARE NETSUKE OF A MALE AWABI DIVER

Estimate
€4,000
ca. US$4,622
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Unsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) The counterpart to the Ama (lot 11). The male awabi diver has slightly shorter hair, inked in a similar fashion and wears a straw skirt. He is holding an awabi shell behind his head, visibly delighted by his catch and laughing, the tongue slightly stretched out. Himotoshi through the back of the skirt. Stunning honey-yellow patina. The male diver is considerably rarer than the female one. HEIGHT 6.5 cm Condition: Good condition with typical wear and age cracks. One foot with an old worn-down chip. Provenance: The Gabor Wilhelm Collection, Paris.

Auction archive: Lot number 12
Auction:
Datum:
29 Oct 2021
Auction house:
Galerie Zacke
Mariahilferstr. 112 /1/10
1070 Wien
Austria
office@zacke.at
+43 1 5320452
+43 1 532045220
Beschreibung:

Unsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) The counterpart to the Ama (lot 11). The male awabi diver has slightly shorter hair, inked in a similar fashion and wears a straw skirt. He is holding an awabi shell behind his head, visibly delighted by his catch and laughing, the tongue slightly stretched out. Himotoshi through the back of the skirt. Stunning honey-yellow patina. The male diver is considerably rarer than the female one. HEIGHT 6.5 cm Condition: Good condition with typical wear and age cracks. One foot with an old worn-down chip. Provenance: The Gabor Wilhelm Collection, Paris.

Auction archive: Lot number 12
Auction:
Datum:
29 Oct 2021
Auction house:
Galerie Zacke
Mariahilferstr. 112 /1/10
1070 Wien
Austria
office@zacke.at
+43 1 5320452
+43 1 532045220
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