JAPAN, Edo period (1607-1867), early 19th century - Lot 102

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JAPAN, Edo period (1607-1867), early 19th century - Lot 102
JAPAN, Edo period (1607-1867), early 19th century Ivory netsuke representing a puppy playing with an awabi shell, the eyes inlaid with brown horn, signed Okatomo in a rectangular reserve, by Yamaguchi Okatomo, Kyoto H. 3.2 cm LM Provenance: Willi G. Bosshard Collection Gallery S. L. Moss Gallery, London, 2008. Collection of Mr. L. Bibliography : Gallery S. L. Moss, "Such stuff as dreams are made on", London, 2008, N°36, pp. 80-81 (repr.). A typical netsuke of this master of the Kyoto school who succeeds in rendering with poetry this fleeting moment when the dog abandons his shell to scratch himself with his hind leg, with a slanted look. CITES certificate N°FR2207509454-K
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