Kirin

Description

Seated, its body twisted and its haid raised as it bays to heaven, its single horn drawn back over the neck to join its erect tail and flames licking up both sides of its scaly body. The wood bears a very good patina. The eye pupils are inlaid.

Details

ID 1
Signature unsigned
School Kyoto
Material Wood
Period late 18th C
Measures Height: 8,5 cm
Provenance Guest Collection, M.T. Hindson Collection, Published: Nil K. Davey. Netsuke p.387. no.1160
Price SOLD

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