Japanese & Korean Works of Art - 20th May 2025
Lot 339
A JAPANESE CELADON-GROUND OKIMONO OF LION DOGS
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
A JAPANESE CELADON-GROUND OKIMONO OF LION DOGS
MEIJI OR EDO, 19TH CENTURY
19.8cm.
WITHOUT RESERVE
Playfighting on a rocky outcrop, the two shishi with a celadon-colour crackled glaze and their eyes picked out in iron, depicted in a dynamic pose, each biting the other one's back leg.