A powerful ivory netsuke of a shishi. 18th century - image-1

Lot 319 D‡α

A powerful ivory netsuke of a shishi. 18th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.800 € - 2.200 €
Result: 4.250 € (incl. premium)
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A powerful ivory netsuke of a shishi. 18th century

In the style of a grazing horse, the feet placed close together, the head lowered. Head and mane as well as the muscular body with its clearly visible backbone finely carved just as the bushy tail with its thick curls. The encircled eye pupils are inlaid in black horn. Restored.
Height 5.3 cm

Provenance

Collection Marcel Lorber (1900 - 1986), sold at Sotheby's, London, 12.06.1086, lot 167
Private collection, Rhineland, acquired at Ashkenazie Oriental Arts, San Francisco, 14.11.1989 (invoice in copy)

Literature

Cf. a group of shishi - similar in motive and carving - in: Rosemary Bandini, Expressions of Style. Netsuke as Art. New York. 2001, p. 76f