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Lot 427 D‡α

An ivory netsuke of a shishi with a ball. First half 19th century

Auction 1249 - overview Cologne
18.06.2024, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 945 € (incl. premium)
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An ivory netsuke of a shishi with a ball. First half 19th century

Seated and leaning over a huge ball which he holds to his body with all four paws, a loose ball in the open mouth, the hairs of mane and beard curling into spirals. The eye pupils of black horn.
Height 3.7 cm

Provenance

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