Probably boxwood. A rare wood netsuke of shishi, tiger and bear. The three animals clambering over and around a large rock, at the back of which is an irregular opening, revealing three minutely-carved figures of S?j?b?, a bearded man and a female deity with a halo. L.4.5cm. Signed: Sekiran in a round rectangular reserve. Condition A.
Provenance: -Meinertzhagen collection, who bought it from Raymond Bushell in 1960.