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Lot 164*
A wood netsuke of a recumbent ox Attributed to Tsunesato, late 18th/early 19th century
15 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £2,500
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A wood netsuke of a recumbent ox
Attributed to Tsunesato, late 18th/early 19th century
Lying, facing ahead and its legs folded beneath, forming a compact composition in somewhat worn and finely patinated wood, unsigned. 6.3cm (2½in).
Lying, facing ahead and its legs folded beneath, forming a compact composition in somewhat worn and finely patinated wood, unsigned. 6.3cm (2½in).
Footnotes
木彫根付 臥牛 無銘 18世紀後期/19世紀前期
Published:
Earle, Huthart, p.383, no.357.
For a very similar example, signed Satsuma no ju Tsunesato (Jotei), see N. Davey, MTH, p.256, no.791, also illustrated by G. Lazarnick, NIA, p.1200.
























