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A wood netsuke of a shishi group.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:7,500.00 USD Estimated At:15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD
A wood netsuke of a shishi group.
By Sato Masayoshi (1819-1865), Nagoya, Mid 19th century. A fine model of two shishi with a cub with an openwork brocade ball. Signed on cub's belly in a rectangular reserve, Masayoshi. A nearly identical piece is Illustrated in the catalogue of Sotheby's London, November 13, 1986, lot 244. 1 1/8in (2.7cm).