A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A PUPPY BY OKATORI

Description:

Japan, Kyoto, signed Okatori, early 19th c.
B. 3,8 cm
Seated, its body turned slightly to the left and bearing an alert expression as it grips a short line attached to an abalone shell. Ivory, the eyes inlaid, signed Okatori.
From an old South German private collection, former Alain Ducros Collection, Harald Hayen, Norderney, Germany, 1998. Publishes: Alain Ducros, Netsuke et Sagemono, Paris, 1978, p. 52, no. 16 - The EU trade certificate for the sale of this lot is available - Minor wear