Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018
Lot 831
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER EDO/MEIJI PERIOD The feline seated on its haunches
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1000
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER
EDO/MEIJI PERIOD
The feline seated on its haunches, with the head turned and baring its teeth, its long tail resting against its back and with the pupils inlaid, signed Gyokurintei in an oval reserve underneath, 3.5cm.
Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part A, pp.99-100 for other netsuke by Gyokurintei.