A quite unusual and humorous representation of a squatting shishi. His pupils, inlaid in dark horn, are very large and he has a huge smile as he is visibly excited and ready to pounce on whatever he is looking at. Loose ball in the mouth, very good yellow honey patina and his bushy tail leads to the underside where the himotoshi are located.

Category:

Netsuke

Subcategory:

-

Subject:

Animal Mythological

Material:

Ivory

Age/Country:

19th Century

Artist:

-

Provenance/Owner:

Galerie Zacke

Signed:

unsigned

Type:

Katabori

Height:

32mm mm

Width:

42mm mm

Depth:

mm

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