A very fine netsuke of a puppy on a flat, slightly tattered fan. The dog has a very pleased expression, the puppy symbolizing good health. The puppy has a band with tassels around its neck, the fan also with a further tassel. Large himotoshi through the fan on the underside, beside the signature KAIGYOKUDO, identifying the artist as Kaigyokudo Masateru, a son of the famed Kaigyokusai from Osaka, however Ueda Reikichi states that the latter also signed Kaigyokudo until the age of 20, so it is possible that this is an early work of the artist himself.

Category:

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Subcategory:

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Subject:

Animal

Material:

Ivory

Age/Country:

19th Century

Artist:

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Provenance/Owner:

Galerie Zacke

Signed:

unsigned

Type:

Katabori

Height:

mm

Width:

58mm mm

Depth:

mm

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