A wood netsuke of a tiger By Kokei, Tsu, early 19th century
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A wood netsuke of a tiger
By Kokei, Tsu, early 19th century
Seated washing itself, its legs drawn up, one hind leg raised as it licks its underside, forming a compact composition in slightly-worn and well-toned wood, signed Kokei.
3.5cm (1 3/8in).
Sold for £6,240 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 木彫根付　虎　銘「虎渓」　19世紀前期

    Provenance: purchased at Sotheby's London, 1963.

    Exhibited: Contrasting Styles, London, May 1980, no.79, illustrated in the Catalogue p.34.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art

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