Lot 511 D ‡ α

A fine Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a shishi and young. Late 18th century

Recumbent with mouth wide open and a loose ball inside, with bushy mane and tale, the vivacious young shishi climbing over the parent’s back. The eye pupils of the large animal of light brown horn.
Height 2.8 cm; length 5.6 cm