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TIGER
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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A SEATED TIGER A WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER A WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER
By Hakuryu II, Kyoto, 19th century AND CUB By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province,
Seated with its head turned to the right, its By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, early 19th century
tail passing forward over the back, its stripes late 18th/early 19th century The tiger seated, turning its head to lick its
stained in ink, one leg forming the himotoshi, Both seated, the parent affectionately licking left hind foot, its long tail passing forward
the eyes inlaid in mother-of-pearl; signed its cub’s side, the cub lifting its face to the onto its back, the stripes stained in ink, its
Hakuryu. 3.1cm (1¼in). parent, its long tail passing forward onto its eyes double inlaid in brass and dark horn;
back, the stripes stained in ink, the parent’s signed Kokei.
£1,000 - 1,500 eyes inlaid in dark horn; signed in a polished 3.4cm (1 5/16in).
reserve Kokei. 3.8cm (1½in).
JPY140,000 - 210,000
US$1,300 - 2,000 £2,000 - 2,500
£2,500 - 3,000 JPY280,000 - 350,000
木彫根付 虎 銘「白龍」 19世紀 JPY350,000 - 420,000 US$2,600 - 3,300
US$3,300 - 3,900
Provenance: 木彫根付 虎 銘「虎渓」 19世紀前期
Purchased at Dumas, Lyon, December 1997. 木彫根付 親子虎 銘「虎渓」
18世紀後期/19世紀前期 Provenance:
A German private collection.
Provenance: Purchased at Klefisch, Cologne,
Purchased at Rambouillet, November 1984. 9 December 2006, lot 34.

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