The Kirin (derived from the Chinese Qilin) is seated, the fatty tissue on his haunches and the flaming body well expressed, looking backwards with a powerful expression, which comes across as more feeble than ferocious. It is a young Kirin, distinguishable by the rather small horn, which has not yet mastered the powerful expression of the adult Kirin. With four-character seal on the base; natural himotoshi through the legs.

Category:

Netsuke

Subcategory:

-

Subject:

Animal Mythological

Material:

Marine ivory

Age/Country:

18th Century

Artist:

-

Provenance/Owner:

Galerie Zacke

Signed:

unsigned

Type:

Seal

Height:

41mm mm

Width:

mm

Depth:

mm

ID number: