A stained ivory okimono-type netsuke of Monju Bosatsu, by Shiryô (Yukiyoshi). Late 19th century
Seated on the back of a roaring shishi standing on a flat cloud base, and reading in an open scroll, the long shawl swirls around the figure and animal. Signed Shiryô (Yukiyoshi).
Height 5.8 cm
Provenance
Christie’s, Paris, 10.6.2009, lot 90
Kolodotschko Collection