Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018

Lot 854

A JAPANESE WOOD AND IVORY NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD Depicting a crouching piebald dog

Estimate £1,400 - £1,600

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Description

A JAPANESE WOOD AND IVORY NETSUKE

EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

Depicting a crouching piebald dog, its squiggle-shaped patches in ivory and a darker wood, a ribbon tied around its neck and with the tail curled on its back, a paper collection label with reference F318, 4.7cm.

Provenance: an English private collection. Purchased from Sydney L Moss Ltd as from the Mark Fletcher collection.