Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018
Lot 853
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO 1868-1912 Depicting a lying dog licking a small puppy climbing upon...
Estimate £1,400 - £1,600 | Hammer £1400
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Description
A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE
EDO 1868-1912
Depicting a lying dog licking a small puppy climbing upon her back, signed Kokei underneath, 3.2cm.
Provenance: an English private collection.
Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part A, pp.362-366 for more netsuke by Kokei.