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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A SEATED HORSE A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT HORSE WITH YOUNG
Early 19th century By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, early 19th century
The horse lying, turning its head back to lick its right hoof, its forelimbs The parent lying, its head turned back to the left, its foal clambering
gracefully crossing one another, the wood stained dark, the eyes up onto its back, the left legs forming the himotoshi, the slightly worn
inlaid; unsigned. wood with a good patina; signed Kokei.
4.1cm (1 5/8in). 3.3cm (1 5/16in).

£4,000 - 5,000 £3,000 - 4,000
JPY560,000 - 700,000 JPY420,000 - 560,000
US$5,300 - 6,600 US$3,900 - 5,300

木彫根付 馬 無銘 19世紀前期 木彫根付 親子馬 銘「虎渓」 19世紀前期

Provenance: Provenance:
Purchased at Compiègne, January 1996. Purchased at Klefisch, Cologne, 16 June 2007, lot 194.

For a very similar example, see Barry Davies Oriental Art, WGB, no.39.

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