8 Nov 2011
10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street
The Harriet Szechenyi Sale of Japanese Art
Back to auction 19548
The Harriet Szechenyi Sale of Japanese Art
Back to auction 19548
A rare ivory netsuke of a shishi
By Sadayoshi, Osaka, early 19th century
Seated, its body turned exaggeratedly to the right, its mouth open and its forepaws resting on a large smooth ball, the ivory slightly worn and bearing a good patina, signed in an irregular reserve Sadayoshi.
4.5cm (1¾in).
Seated, its body turned exaggeratedly to the right, its mouth open and its forepaws resting on a large smooth ball, the ivory slightly worn and bearing a good patina, signed in an irregular reserve Sadayoshi.
4.5cm (1¾in).
Sold for
£5,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 象牙彫根付 珠取獅子 銘「定由」 19世紀前期
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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