Lot 264 Dα

A powerful boxwood netsuke of a shishi and a cub. Late 18th century

The cub sitting on the back of its parent, who turns the head to the left, the mouth open with a loose ball inside, mane and tail rendered with locks and long strands of hair and distinctive sunburst tufts in engraving. Chips.
Height 3.3 cm; width 5.2 cm