The Katchen Collection of Netsuke – Part II

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Lot 236
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RECUMBENT HORSE BY KANO TOMOKAZU

Estimate
4,000 - 4,500 GBP
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Description

  • RECUMBENT HORSE BY KANO TOMOKAZU
  • Signed in an oval reserve Tomokazu
  • Wood, the eyes double inlaid in pale amber with dark horn pupils 
  • 5cm., 2in.
Lying with its head turned around, whining, its lips curling to expose a set of ivory teeth; its thick tail lashing forward around the right flank.

Provenance

Previously sold in these rooms, 15th June 1965, lot 219.