A large Edo school boxwood netsuke of a shishi dancer. Mid-19th century - image-1

Lot 809 Dα

A large Edo school boxwood netsuke of a shishi dancer. Mid-19th century

Auction 1044 - overview Cologne
06.12.2014, 10:30 - The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke, Japanese Art
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.600 €
Result: 1.178 € (incl. premium)

A large Edo school boxwood netsuke of a shishi dancer. Mid-19th century

Seated with a large shishi mask, the body entirely covered by the mask cloth, the right hand supporting the lower jaw, the inside with the face of a boy.
Height 4.3 cm

Provenance

Old collection, no. 7870.a.
Hanns Jatzlau (by repute)