AN IVORY NETSUKE WITH A GROUP OF SEALS, LOTUS, SHISHI
Ivory netsuke with lacquerJapan19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A compact netsuke of many small seals, the details coloured in red and black. Amongst them is a finely crafted recumbent shishi with a good expression next to a veiny lotus leaf and one of the seals in the form of a lotus pod.LENGTH 4.3 CMCondition: Good condition, some age cracksProvenance: Collection of Sam Felton, acquired on 25 May 1979 at Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York - lot 1146 (old invoice available). With CITES export permit no. 18US59513C/9.Auction comparison: A similar netsuke was sold at Zacke, Netsuke, Vienna, 1988, lot 47