Japanese Works of Art - 16th November 2023
Lot 825
A JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF SHISHIGUCHI
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £189
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF SHISHIGUCHI
EDO/MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY
The emaciated face of the lion spirit carved out of pale boxwood, with furrowed brows and biting its lower lip, 3.8cm.
Provenance: from the netsuke collection of Peter E. Müller, no.69.