AN IVORY STUDY OF A WILD DOG (YAMA-INU) BY TOMOTADA, KYOTO, 18TH CENTURY

Estimate

5,000 - 6,000 GBP

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Description

4.8cm., 1 7/8 in.

the dog seated, leaning forward as it bites into a severed deer leg, its tail passing betwen the hind legs and forming the himotoshi, the eye pupils are inlaid, signed in a rectangular reserve Tomotada

Catalogue Note

Illustrated on p.31