Terrier Figurine, Black and White, Made in Occupied Japan, 3"

A small standing terrier with a squared-off beard and ears up, white with black and rust-brown patches brushed on in quick strokes over the shoulders, the hindquarters and the top of the head. His eyebrows are painted on, which gives him a slightly worried look.

Underneath, stamped in black: Made in Occupied Japan. That places him in the years of the Allied occupation, between 1945 and April 1952.

Terrier Figurine, hand-painted glazed porcelain, made in Japan. Marked Made in Occupied Japan. White with black and rust patches. 3" tall. A few small kiln specks and light grime on the unglazed feet; small firing hole underneath, as made.

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