EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED OKANOBU

Details

A Kyoto-School Ivory Netsuke**
Edo period (late 18th-early 19th century), signed Okanobu
Of a recumbent ox turning its head slightly to the left, the rope lead draped across its back, details stained dark to highlight the hair, backbone and ribs, the eyes inlaid with dark horn; signature in a rectangular reserve
2 5/8in. (6.7cm.) long

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Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species. Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country

Lot Essay

There are few extant works by Okanobu, a follower of the Kyoto carver Okatomo (see lot 245). For a nearly identical ox in the collection of the British Museum, see Victor Harris, Netsuke: The Hull Grundy Collection in the British Museum (London: British Museum Publications Ltd., 1987), no. 161.

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