Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 436
λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A TIGER AND HER CUB EDO PERIOD
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £2500
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Description
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.