A CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF A SHISHI HOLDING A BALL
A CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF A SHISHI HOLDING A BALL
A CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF A SHISHI HOLDING A BALL
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A CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF A SHISHI HOLDING A BALL

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MASAYOSHI

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A CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF A SHISHI HOLDING A BALL
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED MASAYOSHI
Of a shishi (lion-dog) with a large brocade ball between its paws, the ball movable, eyes inlaid in gilt; incised siganture on underside
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) wide
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 9 June 1971, lot 46, by repute

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