A boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake By Tanri, 19th century
A boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake
By Tanri, 19th century
Of slender form, coiled in several irregular loops and its head turned back, the slightly-worn wood bears a good tone and the eyes are inlaid, signed in a sunken rounded rectangular reserve Tanri.
6cm (2⅜in).
Sold for £1,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 木彫根付 蛇 銘「丹李」 19世紀

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art


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