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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A BAKU A WOOD NETSUKE OF A SHISHI
18th century 18th century
Unsigned. Unsigned.
4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide. 5.1cm (2in) high.
£1,200 - 1,500 £5,000 - 7,000
JPY170,000 - 220,000 JPY730,000 - 1,000,000
US$1,700 - 2,100 US$6,900 - 9,600

木彫根付 獏 無銘 18世紀 木彫根付 獅子 無銘 18世紀

Provenance: Provenance:
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1963. Purchased at Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 1965.

Published: Published:
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.383, no.K392. Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.379, no.K433.

Shown recumbent, turning back to the left, bearing the head of an Seated, its head turned back to the left as it bites one raised hind paw
elephant and the clawed feet of a baku, the whole forming a compact while its left forepaw rests on a small smooth ball, one hind leg forming
composition and the somewhat worn wood with a good patina. the himotoshi, the slightly worn wood with a fine patina.

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