A fine and detailed study of a shishi, with its mouth opened with a loose ball inside. The ivory of a very good color with a worn patina. Expressed spine, bushy mane and the tail with many curls and a section which flows upwards to the lion dog’s back. Good, irregular and large himotoshi on the underside.

Category:

Netsuke

Subcategory:

-

Subject:

Animal Mythological

Material:

Ivory

Age/Country:

19th Century

Artist:

-

Provenance/Owner:

Galerie Zacke

Signed:

unsigned

Type:

Katabori

Height:

25mm mm

Width:

37mm mm

Depth:

mm

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