Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1213
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £1000
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER
EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY
Seated on its haunches and with its head turned to the left, baring its fangs in a snarl, its long tail curling around its body, with details of the fur finely rendered and stained, signed Masanao underneath, 2.8cm.
Provenance: an American private collection, purchased 1990s-2010s.
Cf. N Davey, Netsuke, p.221 no.674 for a comparable netsuke of a tiger signed Masanao.