A wood netsuke of a cockerel

After Tomokazu, Gifu, Mino Province, 19th century

After Tomokazu, Gifu, Mino Province, 19th century
Inscribed Tomokazu.
3.8cm (1½in) wide.

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Provenance:
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, purchased 1969.

Published:
Katchen, N7, vol.2, p.109, no.K35.

Seated on a drum, its head turned back to the left and its long tail trailing over the side, forming a compact composition in well-toned wood.

For a very similar model by Tomokazu, see Harris, HGBM, p.63, no.267.