Hound Puppy Figurine, Hand-Painted Ceramic, Japan, 1953, 6.25"

A hound puppy sitting up with his head tipped to one side, like someone just said his name and he is waiting to hear what comes next. Long russet ears, a black saddle down the back, fine brushed whiskers and a worried brow, all in glossy hand-painted ceramic.

Turn him over and the paper label is still there, red and silver: Fern Importation, Hand Painted Japan. Next to it, a stamp reading Halsey Import, © 1953.

He has been somebody's dog for a long time. A shelf in the den, the corner of a desk, the table by the door where the leash gets dropped. He sits and waits wherever he is put.

Hound Puppy Figurine, hand-painted glazed ceramic, made in Japan. Fern Importation paper label; Halsey Import © 1953 mark. Seated, black, russet and white. 6.25" tall. Light age grime and a few dark specks on the unglazed base.

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