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| Keywords: Izumiya Tomotada - Netsuke in the Form of a Dog - Walters 711020 - Three Quarter.jpg Although Chinese folklore disparaged dogs in Japan they came to be regarded positively as dispellers of evil and portenders of easy childbirth They symbolize the eleventh year in the Chinese and Japanese 12-year cycle In this example the crouching animal wears a rope leash Tomotada a gifted animal carver was particularly noted for carvings of oxen with rope halters He attracted many pupils who were permitted to sign their own work as his late Other date century 18 Edo ivory cm 5 3 l accession number 71 1020 19969 William T Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters Signature Tomotada Netsuke Miniature Sculpture of Japan The Fabergé Menagerie The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Columbus Museum of Art Columbus; Portland Art Museum Portland 2003-2004 place of origin Kyoto Japan Walters Art Museum license Netsuke Miniature Sculpture of Japan Art of Japan in the Walters Art Museum Media from the Walters Art Museum no creator template Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
