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Lot 424 Dα

An ivory netsuke of two shishi. Late 18th century

Auction 1249 - overview Cologne
18.06.2024, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.400 €
Result: 1.764 € (incl. premium)

An ivory netsuke of two shishi. Late 18th century

The reclining adult animal with head turned to the right, the open mouth with a moveable ball inside, a small shishi climbing over its back, both animals with a curly mane and a bushy tail. The eye pupils of the adult shishi of black horn.
Height 2.6 cm; length 5.2 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland Palatinate, acquired in the German art trade in the 1970s/1980s