Project Description
Tall Wood Netsuke of a Dutchman with his Dog by Hasegawa Ikko
The hirsute foreigner dressed in elaborate Chinese garb with a Chinese sword slung behind him. In his two hands he holds the long leash of the small dog seated at his feet. Chimney himotoshi
Signed. Circa 1820
Height: 11.2 cm
Provenance:
Barry Davies Oriental Art, London
Anonymous sale, Christie’s Amsterdam, 28th September 2000, lot 112
Literature:
Barry Davies Oriental Art, Chicago Netsuke Convention catalogue, 1999, no. 13
Idem, Boston Netsuke Convention catalogue, 2001, p. 7
Galerie Gemini and Ichimonji Art, 2004, no. 177
Information:
Fuld lists 26 legendary figural netsuke by Ikko, including duplicate entries for this netsuke
MR4706
