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A wood netsuke of a tiger.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,200.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
A wood netsuke of a tiger.
By Masanao I or II, Yamada, Mid 19th century. Seated and turning to the right with its mouth open and its tail curling round beneath, the stripes are well etched in black and the boxwood is of a good color. Signed in a polished reserve, Masanao. 1 1/4in (3.3cm). Provenance: Ex M.T. Hindson collection, Sotheby's, London, October 11, 1967; Lot 279. Illustrated in Davey, Page 221, Fig. 674. Ex M. M. Hepworth Collection