A JAPANESE BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A SHISHI MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY Seated on its haunches and resting its head on a reticulated ball enclosing a smaller one, its head turned to the side as it bares its teeth in a snarl; its mane and tail with long trailing hair, with a two-character mark for Masayoshi underneath, 4.5cm. Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.