The Katchen Collection of Netsuke – Part II

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Lot 238
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RECUMBENT GOAT BY KANO TOMOKAZU

Estimate
5,000 - 5,500 GBP
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Description

  • RECUMBENT GOATBY KANO TOMOKAZU
  • Signed in an oval reserve Tomokazu
  • Wood, the eyes double-inlaid
  • 4.3cm., 1 5/8 in.
Shown reclined with the body curled to the right and the fore legs folded beneath for compactness. Its head is lowered as it nuzzles its left hind leg. The himotoshi is formed by a natural opening between a hind leg and the body of the animal.