Ivory, delicately carved, fur and leaf veins delicately carved and engraved, and beautiful, golden-yellow to amber-coloured, natural patina. Slinky tiger, slightly crouched under high bamboo, its long tail raised wave-like. The cat in lurking posture is standing on a flat, curved leaf vein base. H.6.3cm. Condition A.
Provenance: -Old collection no. 228. -Collection Jacques Carré, Antwerp.
Literature: -Depicted in Barry Davies, 1996 'Netsuke from the Teddy Hahn Collection', no. 129. Please note that objects made of ivory, rhinoceros horn and turtle shell, due to Cites regulations can only be sold within the European Community. At present the export in third countries is prohibited.