A STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF A DRAGON

Description:

Japan, early 19th c.
H. 8,9 cm
Of unusual form, the scaled body truncated and surmounted by the large head wuth open mouth and four inlaid eyes on the crown, the mane filling at the back to form the himotoshi.
From an old South German private collection, Juri Kolodotschkor collection, purchased at Lempertz, Cologne, Sale 1036, June 14, 2014, lot 244 - Minor wear, fine patinated due to age