A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A CAT GEISHA AND CLIENT

Description:

Japan, 19th c./Meiji period
H. 5,7 cm
The cat, dressed in a kimono with one forepaw raised in a dancing posture, while another cat dressed in a robe reclines at her feet, its head raised and mouth wide open.
From a German private collection, acquired prior to 2005 - cf. Compare a closely related netsuke in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 10.211.2035 - Minor rest.