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Okimono puppy netsuke in boxwood-Edo

Reference: 2024-1266

Netsuke in boxwood representing a puppy with incrusted eyes made of buffalo horns.
Its mouth open, as if it was barking, it also wears a knotted collar and holds a ball
between its paws.
Underneath, signature of Shin or Asa (晨).
Japan – Edo period (1603-1868)
Height: 4 cm – length: 3 cm – depth: 4 cm