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Lot n° 28

JAPON - XIXE SIÈCLE

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Boxwood netsuke, shishi seated, the skull dented, the mane and tail finely chiseled forming loops, showing fangs, one paw resting on the openwork power ball enclosing a moving ball. The eyes inlaid with brown horn. Signed Suketada. L. 4,5 cm. Provenance : Bondu sale, Paris, 16/03/1990, n°88. Former Jules Cherki collection