Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a shishi with a ball. Around 1800
Height 4cm
Unsigned
Very good photogenic composition.
Provenance：East Asia private collection
This is an Early 18th century Netsuke depicting a Shishi trying to climb over a huge smooth ball,Seated on its hind legs and leaning over a large smooth ball which he clutches with its forepaws, the face with a fierce expression and an open mouth. The eye pupils of black horn.
with a fierce look, and menacing teeth. The mane of long and pointed hair strands, the bushy tail held straight up, and engraved sunbursts suggesting hair tufts. Variably patinated, in some areas darker than others. Silky smooth to the touch. Wonderful large uneven himotoshi, common of netsuke from the Early Edo period of Japan.
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