An ivory netsuke of a recumbent goat
An ivory netsuke of a recumbent goat
By Okatomo, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century
Lying with its head turned back to the right, its horns pressed back and its legs drawn in for compactness, the slightly worn ivory with a good patina and the pupils inlaid; signed in a rectangular reserve Okatomo.
4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide.
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An ivory netsuke of a recumbent goat
By Okatomo, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century
Lying with its head turned back to the right, its horns pressed back and its legs drawn in for compactness, the slightly worn ivory with a good patina and the pupils inlaid; signed in a rectangular reserve Okatomo.
4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide.