Ɏ MASAMITSU: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A GROUP OF PUPPIES AND BIRDS

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Ɏ MASAMITSU: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A GROUP OF PUPPIES AND BIRDS By Hagiwara Masamitsu, signed Masamitsu 正光 Japan, Tokyo, Meiji period (1868–1912) Finely carved as a compact group of five puppies and two birds clambering across a large lotus leaf. The animals are arranged in lively, overlapping poses, each puppy displaying an individual expression, with the eyes finely inlaid. The broad leaf is naturalistically rendered with characteristic perforations and deeply incised radiating veins. Himotoshi to the reverse, signed MASAMITSU. LENGTH 4.5 cm Hagiwara Masamitsu was particularly admired for his tightly composed and animated studies of animals, especially dogs and rats. The present netsuke is characteristic of his work in its dense arrangement, careful observation, and playful treatment of the subject. Auction comparison: Compare a related ivory netsuke of a group of rats on an awabi shell by the same artist, signed Masamitsu, dated to the late 19h century, 4.7 cm long, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 8 May 2026, Vienna, lot 256 (sold for EUR 3,120). Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 24-B-0363). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

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