Four ivory shishi netsuke. 18th/19th century
a) Seated on a rectangular base, b) placing the right forepaw over its cub, c) standing on a rectangular base carved in openwork, the head turned to the side, signed Shôunsai with kaô, and d) standing on an oval base, the head turned, roaring. (4)
Height a) 4.4 cm; b) 2.7 cm; c) 3,2 cm; d) 2.8 cm
Provenienz
Kolodotschko Collection
c) Christie's South Kensington, London, 19.7.2007, lot 21