A fine netsuke of a tiger made of medium brown wood with fine fur engraving

Description:

Japan, signed... zan, 19th cent.
L. 4,6 cm
The powerful animal has opened its mouth and laid its tail over its back, the eyes inlaid in brass. Signed.
From an old German private collection, collected in China and Japan between 1900 and 1920 - Minim. Traces of wear, beautifully preserved, one pupil lost