Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018
Lot 848
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting two puppies
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE
MEIJI 1868-1912
Depicting two puppies, one with its eyes shut and the other lying on top, its pupils inlaid, with a signature for Ransen in an oval reserve underneath, 4.8cm.
Provenance: an English private collection.
Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, p.639 for another netsuke depicting puppies by Ransen.