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Property from an Important European Private Collection
A CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF A STANDING LION-DOG
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Details
A CARVED WOOD NETSUKE OF A STANDING LION-DOG
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Finely carved in a shishi (lion-dog) standing with feet close, the form derived from an archaic bronze incense burner, in the mouth with a moveable wood ball, the eyes inlaid in amber and dark cowhorn; unsigned
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) tall
EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
Finely carved in a shishi (lion-dog) standing with feet close, the form derived from an archaic bronze incense burner, in the mouth with a moveable wood ball, the eyes inlaid in amber and dark cowhorn; unsigned
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) tall
Literature
R. Bushell, Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar (New York: 1975). Pp. 202, no. 608.
Brought to you by
Takaaki Murakami (村上高明)
Vice President, Specialist and Head of Department | Korean Art
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