An unusual ivory netsuke of a shishi. Early 19th centuryStanding with legs wide apart and head lowered to the ground, the tail raised high over its back, a loose ball in the wide-open mouth. The eye pupils of brown horn. Height 4.4 cmProvenienzCollection Werner DammThrough Grete Damm, Munich, May 1983 Coll. no. 518 (printed and handwritten)Dieses Objekt wurde unter Verwendung von Materialien hergestellt, für die beim Export in Ländern außerhalb der EU eine Genehmigung nach CITES erforderlich ist. Wir machen darauf aufmerksam, dass eine Genehmigung im Regelfall nicht erteilt wird.An unusual ivory netsuke of a shishi. Early 19th centuryStanding with legs wide apart and head lowered to the ground, the tail raised high over his back, a loose ball in the wide-open mouth. The eye pupils of brown horn. Height 4.4 cmThis lot contains materials which require a CITES licence for export outside of the EU contract countries. We would like to inform you that such licenses are usually not granted.