A Hirado porcelain figural group of puppies19th century
The two wide-eyed floppy-eared juvenile canines depicted at play, the upper dog enameled in large black spots around the eyes, the ears, and other areas of his or her pelt.
9in (23cm) long注脚Purchased
By repute, Charlotte Horstmann and Gerard Godfrey, Hong Kong, 1994

A similarly overglaze enameled 'okimono of gamboling piebald puppies' described as 19th century and Hirado Mikawachi ware is accession number AC1998.115.25 in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.