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

Lot 259 D‡α

A small ivory netsuke of a recumbent shishi. 18th century

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A small ivory netsuke of a recumbent shishi. 18th century

Roaring, the head turned to the left and its legs drawn in for compactness.
Height 2.4 cm; length 3.4 cm

Provenienz

Harriet Szechenyi (1922-2009), Zurich (sold at Bonhams, London 8.11.2011, lot 1). This piece was the first netsuke purchased by Harriet Szechenyi in about 1963.
Kolodotschko Collection

Literaturhinweise

Illustrated in: Rosemary Bandini, Shishi and Other Netsuke, London 1999, p. 14, no. 10