A wood netsuke of a shishi and bell Style of Tametaka, Nagoya, late 18th century
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A wood netsuke of a shishi and bell
Style of Tametaka, Nagoya, late 18th century
Standing on one leg at the side of a large temple bell and trying to climb up to the top, the bell carved in relief with lines of beading and formal design and surmounted by a double-dragon handle, the slightly-worn wood bearing a fine patina, unsigned.
4.8cm (1⅞in).
Sold for £3,750 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 木彫根付　鐘に獅子　無銘（為隆式）　18世紀後期

    Provenance: W. L. Behrens collection, no.3174, illustrated in the Catalogue, pl.XXXVIII.
    Purchased at Sotheby's London, 21st June 1995, lot 179.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art

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