An ivory netsuke of a recumbent goat


By Okatomo, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th centuryLying 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.
|ProvenanceW. W. Winkworth collection.M. T. Hindson collection.Julius and Arlette Katchen collection.PublishedNeil K. Davey, Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M. T. Hindson Collection, London, Faber & Faber Limited London and Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1974, p.75, no.193.Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, K. R. Publishers, 2010, vol.1, p.57, no.102.