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266 A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a one-horned
dragon. Late 18th/early 19th century

The scaly body coiled into an oval shape, with a long
mane and with long and lambent tongues of flames
emanating from the joints.
Height 2 cm; width 4.8 cm
€ 900 – 1.200

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267 An ivory netsuke of a dragon. 19th century

Winding around a ken sword with a vajra-type
pommel. Chipped.
According to the „Ko-ji Hô-ten“ this motif stands
for ,Amakurikara’ (an abbreviation for Amaryô no
Kurikara ryô, the rain dragon winding around a
sword blade) which refers just like Yin and Yang
to the two key principles of life.
Length 5.6 cm

Provenance
Nagel, Stuttgart, 4.11.2010, lot 599
€ 700 – 900

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