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Oliver Sargent Antiques has dated this piece to the 1900s.
The netsuke is 5.5cm tall and 4cm long. It is in good condition with a small glaze chip to the right-hand side of the front paws opening and a further couple of small chips or flakes to the underside of the same opening. These are not noticeable with the netsuke is seated. A rare item. A similar example, without polychrome details, is illustrated in Laura J. Mueller’s catalogue for the Toledo Museum of Art: Adornment in Clay, Ceramic Netsuke from the Richard R. Silverman collection, 2010, p. 49, no. 2009.168
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Oliver Sargent Antiques has dated this piece to the 1900s.
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Japanese Hirado Porcelain Novelty Netsuke of a Seated Puppy, Dating to the Meiji Period.
