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Lot 118*
A wood netsuke of a recumbent ox By Toyoyo (1811-1883), Tanba, 19th century
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£15,000 - £18,000
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Find your local specialistA wood netsuke of a recumbent ox
By Toyoyo (1811-1883), Tanba, 19th century
Lying with its head turned back to the left, its tail sweeping forward over the left flank and and with a rope halter attached to a ring through its muzzle and passing over the back, the wood is slightly worn and the eyes are inlaid, signed Toyomasa roku-ju-kyu sai (at the age of 69). 4.5cm (1¾in).
Lying with its head turned back to the left, its tail sweeping forward over the left flank and and with a rope halter attached to a ring through its muzzle and passing over the back, the wood is slightly worn and the eyes are inlaid, signed Toyomasa roku-ju-kyu sai (at the age of 69). 4.5cm (1¾in).
Footnotes
木彫根付 牛 銘「豊昌六拾九歳」 19世紀
Published: Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.65, no.81.
For a note on Toyoyo, otherwise known as Hidari Toyomasa or Toyoyasu, see lot 57.
























