An ebony wood netsuke of a reclining shishi. Early 19th century - image-1

Lot 811 Dα

An ebony wood netsuke of a reclining shishi. Early 19th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
09.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Indian Bronzes from the Günter Heil Collection / Japanese Art
Estimate: 300 € - 500 €

An ebony wood netsuke of a reclining shishi. Early 19th century

An ebony wood netsuke of a reclining shishi, the head turned to the left. Signed in an oval-shaped reserve: Masakata. Crack, chips. Early 19th century,
Height 2 cm; width 4 cm

Compare an apparently similar shishi by this rare artist, mentioned in the MCI, p. 416 (without a drawing)

Provenance

Important private collection, Munich