Muromachi period (14th/15th century) The stoneware dogs each seated on its rear haunches and freely modeled with bushy tails, long curling manes and fierce facial expressions, one with its mouth open and tongue slightly extended, the other with its mouth closed, with incised details and covered overall in a translucent yellowish-green glaze With a wood tomobako storage box 6 7/8 and 7 1/8in (17.5 x 18cm) high