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An ivory netsuke of a puppy By Garaku, Osaka, early 19th century image 1
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An ivory netsuke of a puppy
By Garaku, Osaka, early 19th century

The Harriet Szechenyi Sale of Japanese Art
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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An ivory netsuke of a puppy

By Garaku, Osaka, early 19th century
The chubby dog seated looking down while a large butterfly alights on its back, the dog's legs drawn in for compactness and the slightly-worn ivory bearing a good patina, the eyes inlaid, signed in an oval reserve Garaku. 3.1cm (1¼in).

Footnotes

象牙彫根付　仔犬　銘「我楽」　19世紀前期

Published: Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.96, no.139.

For somewhat similar studies, see Netsuke, the Exhibition Catalogue of the 20th anniversary of the Nihon Netsuke Kenkyukai, 1995, p.48, no.15; and the Exhibition Catalogue, Outside the Box, Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London 2004, no.27.

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