6 Nov 2012
10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street
Fine Japanese Art Morning Session
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Fine Japanese Art Morning Session
Back to auction 20023
An ivory netsuke of a yama-inu (wild dog)
By Tomotada, Kyoto, late 18th/early 19th century
Seated, leaning forward over a severed deer leg protected by one foot, its body turned slightly to the right, its mouth open and one hind leg forming the himotoshi, the slightly-worn ivory is of a good colour and the eye pupils are inlaid, signed in a rectangular reserve Tomotada.
4.5cm (1¾in).
Seated, leaning forward over a severed deer leg protected by one foot, its body turned slightly to the right, its mouth open and one hind leg forming the himotoshi, the slightly-worn ivory is of a good colour and the eye pupils are inlaid, signed in a rectangular reserve Tomotada.
4.5cm (1¾in).
Sold for
£6,875
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 象牙彫根付 山犬 銘「友忠」 18世紀後期/19世紀前期
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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