THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF ANIMALS

THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF ANIMALS
EDO AND LATER, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER

The first carved as a large frog, its eyes inlaid; another depicting a wolf or a wild dog gnawing on a human skull, its eyes in horn and inscribed Minkoku underneath; the last a ferocious-looking shishi, its front left paw resting on a small ball, raised on an oval base; 5.9cm max. (3)

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.