Lot 56: * An ebony netsuke of a recumbent dog By Seiyodo Bunshojo (1764-1838), early 19th century

An ebony netsuke of a recumbent dog
By Seiyodo Bunshojo (1764-1838), early 19th centuryThe plump dog resting with its legs drawn in for compactness, its coat meticulously rendered, its eyes inlaid in horn, signed in ukibori characters Seiyodo Bunshojo. 5.9cm (2 3/8in).

黒檀彫根付 犬 銘 「青陽堂文章女」 19世紀前期Published:Shichida Makoto, Shimizu Iwao - Sculptor of Iwami, Part 5, JINCS, vol.3, no.4, March 1976, p.17.Rokusho 20, p.26, no.28.Earle, Huthart, p.137, no.119.