This auction has ended. View lot details
You may also be interested in




Lot 143*
A boxwood netsuke of a recumbent goat By Kokei, early 19th century
8 November 2011, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £5,625 inc. premium
Looking for a similar item?
Our Private & Iconic Collections and House Sales specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistA boxwood netsuke of a recumbent goat
By Kokei, early 19th century
Lying with its head raised and its body slightly turned to the left, its horns and legs drawn in for compactness and its coat falling in thick tresses over its body, the wood is of a good tone and the eye pupils are inlaid, signed Kokei. 4.8cm (1 7/8in).
Lying with its head raised and its body slightly turned to the left, its horns and legs drawn in for compactness and its coat falling in thick tresses over its body, the wood is of a good tone and the eye pupils are inlaid, signed Kokei. 4.8cm (1 7/8in).
Footnotes
木彫根付 山羊 銘「虎渓」 19世紀前期
Published: Rosemary Bandini, ibid., p.77, no.103.
A good example of a classic Kokei model, of which several are recorded.
























