Japanese Works of Art - 01 Jul 2020
λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A TIGER AND HER CUB EDO PERIOD
λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A TIGER AND HER CUB
EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY
The feline depicted with her head turned to sinister, a paw gently placed on the back of the small cub before her, both with long elegant tails and with their eyes inlaid, signed Tomotada underneath, 3.6cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, Westminster.