Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1215
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SHISHI
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £380
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SHISHI
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The lion dog depicted with both front legs resting on a brocade ball whilst it tries to gnaw at it, with a smaller movable ball inside, the mythical creature with a long mane, a spiralling tail and its eyes inlaid with small dark beads, the base signed Masamitsu in a rectangular cartouche, 4.2cm.
Provenance: an American private collection, purchased 1990s-2010s.