A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a shishi with a ball. Around 1800 - image-1

Lot 1037 Dα

A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a shishi with a ball. Around 1800

Auction 1053 - overview Cologne
05.06.2015, 14:00 - Japanese Art - Netsuke, Okimono, Lacquer and Sagemono, Sword Decoration
Estimate: 700 € - 900 €
Result: 992 € (incl. premium)

A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a shishi with a ball. Around 1800

Seated on its hind legs and leaning over a large smooth ball which he clutches with its forepaws, the face with a fierce expression and an open mouth. The eye pupils of black horn. Inscribed Masa.
Height 3.4 cm

Provenance

Bonhmas, New York, 19.3.2009, lot 438