Lot 386
A Very Fine Netsuke of a Reclining Ox and Its Young, By Okatomo, Kyoto, 18th Century
Lot 386 Details
A Very Fine Netsuke of a Reclining Ox and Its Young, By Okatomo, Kyoto, 18th Century
The former recumbent as her offspring snuggles into her flank, the hair finely worked in countless thin, parallel incisions, the slightly-worn ivory is lightly stained and inlaid with horn for the eyes, signed in a rectangular reserve 'Okatomo' on the underside
length 2.4 in — 6 cm
Estimate $7,000-$9,000
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Compare with a near identical example sold at Sotheby's Chicago, The Floyd Segel Collection of Netsuke, July 7, 1999, lot 61, price realised $14,375 USD.
Compare with another example by Okatomo from Bonhams London, May 10, 2017, lot 140.
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