Lot Essay
For a very similar Chinese lion signed Mitsuharu, see George Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read Their Signatures, vol. I (Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1981), p. 773.
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EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
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A Kyoto-School Ivory Netsuke**
Edo period (18th century)
Of a seated Chinese lion snarling as he looks to the right, his front paws resting on a smooth ball, his curly mane and tail rendered with thin lines and whorls stained to highlight the surface, a free-moving ball held in his jaws
1¾in. (4.4cm.) high
Edo period (18th century)
Of a seated Chinese lion snarling as he looks to the right, his front paws resting on a smooth ball, his curly mane and tail rendered with thin lines and whorls stained to highlight the surface, a free-moving ball held in his jaws
1¾in. (4.4cm.) high
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