AN AMUSING IVORY NETSUKE OF A PLAYFUL SHISHI

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
ID number:

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