A Japanese Hardstone Inset Carved Boxwood Figure of an Shishi Lion
Sale 2008 - Japanese and Korean Works of Art
Mar 27, 2024
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$2,000 -
3,000
Price Realized
$2,413
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Lot Description
A Japanese Hardstone Inset Carved Boxwood Figure of an Shishi Lion
19th/20th Century
carved to depict an open-mouthed bushy-tailed shishi standing upright wearing beaded harnesses set with small hardstones, supported a lotus-shaped candelabra above a saddle blanket carved with dragons.
Length 12 1/2 in., 31.8 cm.
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