λ A Japanese ivory netsuke Meiji 1868-1912

λ A Japanese ivory netsuke Meiji 1868-1912, carved as a shishi resting its forepaws against a ball, raising its head and bearing its teeth, the fur stained and the eyes inlaid, signed Hidekazu, 3.8cm.

Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part A, p.137, where other netsuke bearing Hidekazu's signature are illustrated.