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

Lot 825 Dα

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

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
09.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Indian Bronzes from the Günter Heil Collection / Japanese Art
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €

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

A large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a seated shishi with a large ball between its paws, a loose ball in the open mouth. The eye pupils of black horn. Late 18th century.
Height 4.4 cm; width 3.8 cm

Provenance

Important private collection, Munich