A fine and rare umimatsu netsuke of a fish, probably a carp. 19th centurySwimming, the scaly body slightly twisted and tail fin raised, the mouth open. The amber-coloured spots allude to the gold-skinned koi. The eyes of mother-of-pearl and horn. Length 13 cmProvenienzThrough Grete Damm, Munich, July 1978Coll. no. 751 (handwritten)A fine and rare umimatsu netsuke of a fish, probably a carp. 19th centurySwimming, the scaly body slightly twisted and tail fin raised, the mouth open. The amber-coloured spots allude to the gold-skinned koi. The eyes of mother-of-pearl and horn. Length 13 cm