Ɏ A LARGE INLAID EBONY WOOD NETSUKE OF PUPPIES ON A STRAW HATJapan, second half of 19th centuryThe ebony wood netsuke depicting two puppies on a finely carved straw hat (kasa). One puppy has three inlaid ivory spots on its fur. The underside of the straw hat depicting a delicately engraved design of a dragon ascending Mount Fuji. The natural himotoshi through the legs of the spotted puppy and an inlaid ivory signature underneath the straw hat - TOMOTADA.LENGTH 7.4 cmCondition: Good condition with minor associated wear and a small chip to the rim of the straw hat. Provenance: German private collection.Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 3-6 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.