A JAPANESE MODEL OF A LOUNGING DOG
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A JAPANESE MODEL OF A LOUNGING DOG

EDO PERIOD (1615-1868)

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A JAPANESE MODEL OF A LOUNGING DOG
EDO PERIOD (1615-1868)
A recumbent puppy decorated in reddish-orange underglaze with black enamels on its eyes and nose
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm. ) high, 6 in. (15.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired in Tokyo, Japan 1985.
Literature
R. Ellsworth and A. Christy, et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection, New York, Vol. III, 1993, pp.146-147. no. 92 (illustrated, p. 146).
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