Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020

Lot 389

λ SEVEN JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF DOGS EDO PERIOD AND LATER

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1100

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Description

λ SEVEN JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF DOGS

EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY

Depicted in a variety of positions, two with their front paws resting on a seashell, another with a large ball; three bitches with their puppies, some with signatures including Shunzan / Haruyama and Shungetsu, 4.9cm max. (7)

Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.