This auction has ended. View lot details
You may also be interested in




Lot 157*,Y
A fine ivory netsuke of a dog By Okatomo, Kyoto, early 19th century
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £46,850 inc. premium
Looking for a similar item?
Our Private & Iconic Collections and House Sales specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistA fine ivory netsuke of a dog
By Okatomo, Kyoto, early 19th century
Seated, its head lowered and turned to the left as it rests one forepaw on a kemari (seamed football), the slightly-worn ivory bears a good patina and the eye pupils are inlaid, signed in a rectangular reserve Okatomo. 5.1cm (2in).
Seated, its head lowered and turned to the left as it rests one forepaw on a kemari (seamed football), the slightly-worn ivory bears a good patina and the eye pupils are inlaid, signed in a rectangular reserve Okatomo. 5.1cm (2in).
Footnotes
象牙彫根付 犬に鞠 銘「岡友」 19世紀前期
Published: Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.94, no.132.
























