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AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A KARASHISHI [LION DOG]
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A KARASHISHI [LION DOG]
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A KARASHISHI [LION DOG]
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Prospective purchasers are advised that several co… Read more A PRIVATE LONDON COLLECTION OF NETSUKE FORMED IN THE 1960s - 1970s
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A KARASHISHI [LION DOG]

SIGNED JI-ICHI (HARUKAZU), EDO PERIOD (PROBABLY LATE 18TH CENTURY)

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AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A KARASHISHI [LION DOG]
SIGNED JI-ICHI (HARUKAZU), EDO PERIOD (PROBABLY LATE 18TH CENTURY)
The karashishi holding a movable ball in its mouth, sitting with its fore-paws on a large white ball, fur finely rendered in coils and tufts, inlaid eyes
4cm. high
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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

Purchased by the collector from Fine Japanese Swords and Fittings and Works of Art, Sotheby & Co, London, Tuesday 1st April 1969, Lot 259
The name, using these characters (ji or haru meaning to govern or pacify) is apparently unrecorded, though the work would appear to come from the Kyoto school but also showing affinities with that of Garaku of Osaka.

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