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A carved tsuishu netsuke of a boy with puppy.

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A carved tsuishu netsuke of a boy with puppy.
By Ryykusai Jugyoku 2nd, Tokyo, Late 19th century. , Late 19th century. He holds up the puppy in front of him, his hands grasped around its front paws. The eyes of the puppy are inlaid in pale horn with black pupils. Signed on the underside in an inlaid tortoise-shell tablet, Jugyoku. 1 5/8in (4.3cm). Provenance: Purchased from Sydney L. Moss, Ltd, London, 1982. Illustrated with a drawing in the MCI on page 273.