Project Description
Large Wood Netsuke of Two Play Fighting Shishi
One lion lying on its back with mouth wide open, while its companion sinks its teeth into it. The upper beast has a distinctive coat made up of a series of dimples, now quite worn. At the time of carving the manes and tails were incised and inked with hair, now quite smooth
5. 8 cm across
Provenance
Ex Jacques Carré and Dawson collections
Literature
B. Hurtig, Masterpieces, p. 51, no. 134 with mention of similarity to the work of Tametaka
Eskenazi, Carré collection, no. 149
Eskenazi, Dawson collection, no. 47
MR3808