A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER

EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

Seated on its haunches and with its head turned to the left, baring its fangs in a snarl, its long tail curling around its body, with details of the fur finely rendered and stained, signed Masanao underneath, 2.8cm.

Provenance: an American private collection, purchased 1990s-2010s.

Cf. N Davey, Netsuke, p.221 no.674 for a comparable netsuke of a tiger signed Masanao.