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Lot 169*
A boxwood netsuke of five puppies Attributed to Tametaka, Nagoya, late 18th/early 19th century
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,250 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA boxwood netsuke of five puppies
Attributed to Tametaka, Nagoya, late 18th/early 19th century
Rolling over each other as they play, forming a compact composition in lightly-stained wood, one tail curled beneath to form the himotoshi, signed in an oval reserve Tametaka. 4.2cm (1 5/8in).
Rolling over each other as they play, forming a compact composition in lightly-stained wood, one tail curled beneath to form the himotoshi, signed in an oval reserve Tametaka. 4.2cm (1 5/8in).
Footnotes
木彫根付 仔犬 銘「為隆」 18世紀後期/19世紀前期
Published: Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.95, no.136.
























