Japanese Works of Art - 01 Jul 2020
λ THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF TIGERS EDO PERIOD AND LATER
λ THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF TIGERS
EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY
One licking its cub, with the eyes inlaid and the stripes realistically rendered, signed underneath; another seated and bearing its fangs, the third reclining and with its long tail resting on its back, 5cm max. (3)
Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.