AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT GOAT ATTRIBUTED TO…
Description AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT GOAT ATTRIBUTED TO…
Unsigned, attributed to Ranmei, ivory netsuke
Japan, Kyoto, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
The goat’s head is carved in a lively manner, its head raised upwards and the horns curved backwards, the eyes double inlaid in dark and pale translucent horn. The fur is densely carved and true to nature. The goat is called yagi, literally “mountain goat”, but known in the zodiac as hitsuji and is the eighth animal of the zodiac. This carving is from a member of the famous Rantei school in Kyoto and most likely by Ranmei. Himotoshi on the underside.
HEIGHT 2.7 CM, LENGTH 3.3 CM
Condition: A tiny chip on one of the hooves, and a minor imperfection to one eye, generally in very good condition
Provenance: Austrian private estate, formerly acquired at Galerie Zacke in the 1990s
Auction comparison: For a very similar example of a Goat with its young signed Ranmei, see Bonhams, Japanese Pictures and Prints and Other Asian Works of Art, London, 19 September 2006, lot 443.
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Description AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT GOAT ATTRIBUTED TO…
Unsigned, attributed to Ranmei, ivory netsuke
Japan, Kyoto, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
The goat’s head is carved in a lively manner, its head raised upwards and the horns curved backwards, the eyes double inlaid in dark and pale translucent horn. The fur is densely carved and true to nature. The goat is called yagi, literally “mountain goat”, but known in the zodiac as hitsuji and is the eighth animal of the zodiac. This carving is from a member of the famous Rantei school in Kyoto and most likely by Ranmei. Himotoshi on the underside.
HEIGHT 2.7 CM, LENGTH 3.3 CM
Condition: A tiny chip on one of the hooves, and a minor imperfection to one eye, generally in very good condition
Provenance: Austrian private estate, formerly acquired at Galerie Zacke in the 1990s
Auction comparison: For a very similar example of a Goat with its young signed Ranmei, see Bonhams, Japanese Pictures and Prints and Other Asian Works of Art, London, 19 September 2006, lot 443.
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