Lot 31*
A wood netsuke of a shishi By Naito Toyomasa (1775-1856), Tanba, 19th century
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£15,000 - £18,000
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By Naito Toyomasa (1775-1856), Tanba, 19th century
Seated, its forepaws resting on a large egg from which its cub hatches, its curly tail rising to join its mane at the back and a loose ball in its open mouth, the typically-stained wood slightly worn and the eyes inlaid with pale translucent horn, signed Toyomasa. 4.2cm (1 5/8in).
Seated, its forepaws resting on a large egg from which its cub hatches, its curly tail rising to join its mane at the back and a loose ball in its open mouth, the typically-stained wood slightly worn and the eyes inlaid with pale translucent horn, signed Toyomasa. 4.2cm (1 5/8in).
Footnotes
木彫根付 珠取獅子（口遊玉含） 銘「豊昌」 19世紀
Provenance: purchased at Sotheby's London, 12th June 1986, lot 285.
Published: Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.16, no.22.
