犬牙彫根付|Dog
Tomotada
late 18th century–early 19th century · Ivory · Asian Art
This carving is an example of the ‘Kyoto style’, a phrase applied to artists working in Kyoto in the late eighteenth century. Particularly striking are the open mouth and prominent ribs of the animal. There is a large group of good quality netsuke signed ‘Tomotada’, however many forgeries were made, even during the artist’s lifetime.
- Artist
- Tomotada
- Date
- late 18th century–early 19th century
- Medium
- Ivory
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910
