A GOOD JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Carved as a small dog crouching

A GOOD JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE

MEIJI 1868-1912

Carved as a small dog crouching, its head turned toward its back, with a large temari ball resting between its forepaws, a ribbon tied around its neck and with the eyes inlaid, the side of the ball with three characters for Masashige in a rectangular cartouche, 4cm.

Provenance: an English private collection.