Lot Essay
Ranichi was partial to ivory and animal subjects.
Details
PUPPY DISTURBED BY A FLY
Ivory, signed Ranichi
Mid 19th Century
1 1/16 in. (2.8 cm.) high, cracks
Ivory, signed Ranichi
Mid 19th Century
1 1/16 in. (2.8 cm.) high, cracks
Literature
Raymond Bushell, An Introduction to Netsuke, Tuttle, Tokyo, 1971, fig. 23