Live Auction 13988Art of Japan
A WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER
Lot 2 A PRIVATE LONDON COLLECTION OF NETSUKE FORMED IN THE 1960s - 1970s

A WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER

SIGNED KOKEI, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

Closed5 December 2017

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GBP 3,750

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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER
SIGNED KOKEI, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The tiger seated with its head turned and one paw forward, its ears pricked and fangs visible, its long tail curved over its back forming the himotoshi, the stripes and detail finely incised and stained
2.5cm. high

Eskenazi, London

Specialist note

For a similar example by Kokei in the collections of The British Museum, go to:
The British Museum Collection Online, Museum number HG.652, https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_
online/search.aspx