A fine carved ivory seal netsuke of a sennin with a tiger

Description:

Japan, 18th/early 19th cent.
H. 3,7 cm, 2,9 x 2 cm
Sitting on a rectangular pedestal, stroking the reclining tiger next to him with his right hand. Two seal reserves with inscription on the base. Finely engraved details, beautiful age patina.
From an old private collection in the Rhineland, collected before 1985, coll. no. 16 - The EU trade certificate for the sale of this lot is available - Minim. traces of wear