An ivory netsuke of a Dutchman with two dogs

Edo period, 18th century

The dutchman holding a fan, the two dogs playing with each other in his arms.
H. 3.8 cm
An early netsuke of a seated Dutchman with two dogs in front of him with a nice patina showing considerable wear. The Dutchman has the usual parodied features such as a very big noose, long hair, he is wearing a seaman’s cap and holding a Chinese fan, amusingly suggesting the Dutchman, like Sennin and gods, is of otherworldly origin.