19c netsuke PUPPY on sandal by MASATERU grandson of KAIGYOKUSAI

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19th century netsuke of a puppy wearing a collar with a bell and lying on an old straw sandal. Wonderful quality carving - see its right front paw lifting a straw rope that it is about to chew, its chubby body and perfectly rendered texture of woven straw of the sandal. Signed KAIGYOKUSAI in rectangular reserve on the bottom for Masateru, whose more common signature is KAIGYOKU MADO MASATERU (Kaigyoku’s grandson, Masateru)...

Reserve: $1,600.00

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19c netsuke PUPPY on sandal by MASATERU grandson of KAIGYOKUSAI

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Estimate $2,000-$2,500

Aug 20, 2026, 4:57 PM EDT

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