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A wood netsuke of a shishi and cub
By Yoshimasa, early 19th century

8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A wood netsuke of a shishi and cub

By Yoshimasa, early 19th century
The former seated, looking to the left with open mouth as it rests one forepaw protectively on the cub which snuggles into its side, the wood slightly worn and bearing a fine patina, signed in an oval reserve Yoshimasa. 4.5cm (1¾in).

Footnotes

木彫根付 親子獅子 銘「吉政」 19世紀前期

Published: Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.15, no.18.

For a very similar example, see The Meinertzhagen Card Index, 1986, p.985; this comparable netsuke is also reproduced by George Lazarnick, ibid., p.1237.

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