A large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a shishi with a ball. Late 18th century - image-1

Lot 1005 Dα

A large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a shishi with a ball. Late 18th century

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
05.06.2015, 14:00 - Japanese Art - Netsuke, Okimono, Lacquer and Sagemono, Sword Decoration
Estimate: 1.600 € - 1.900 €

A large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a shishi with a ball. Late 18th century

The seated animal with a coral ball between its teeth turns its head to the side while it clutches a large ball with all its paws. The eye pupils of light brown horn.
Height 5.1 cm