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LOT 423

Lot 423

An Ivory Netsuke of a Shishi Buddhist Lion, Signed Shubi (Iwao Aramaki, 1916-1999), Mid 20th Century

An Ivory Netsuke of a Shishi Buddhist Lion, Signed Shubi (Iwao Aramaki, 1916-1999), Mid 20th Century
Lot 423 Details
An Ivory Netsuke of a Shishi Buddhist Lion, Signed Shubi (Iwao Aramaki, 1916-1999), Mid 20th Century

署名入象牙製根付「獅子（しし）」　秀美（荒巻巌、1916-1999）作　20世紀中頃

The body tinted while the peony left white, the eyes inlaid in horn, signed 秀美 on one foot, together with signed wood box
1 x 1.6 x 1 in — 2.5 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm

Estimate $600-$800

Realised: $475
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An Ivory Netsuke of a Shishi Buddhist Lion, Signed Shubi (Iwao Aramaki, 1916-1999), Mid 20th Century
  • An Ivory Netsuke of a Shishi Buddhist Lion, Signed Shubi (Iwao Aramaki, 1916-1999), Mid 20th Century
  • An Ivory Netsuke of a Shishi Buddhist Lion, Signed Shubi (Iwao Aramaki, 1916-1999), Mid 20th Century
  • An Ivory Netsuke of a Shishi Buddhist Lion, Signed Shubi (Iwao Aramaki, 1916-1999), Mid 20th Century
Provenance:

Collection of Reuben and Eva Cristall, Winnipeg, MB
来源：
鲁本与伊娃·克里斯塔尔伉俪珍藏 加拿大曼尼托巴

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