N3 Reverse: Ivory Bullock Netsuke



THE JAPANESE COLLECTION Bullock Netsuke Tomotada school ivory netsuke - Zodiac collection N3 An ivory netsuke of a reclining bullock with a child at its side, the ivory slightly worn and of a good colour. Japan, late 18th century Signed: Tomotada, Kyoto Provenance: Dr. Bamji Collection Published: Item 90 'In Search of Netsuke and Inro' by George A. Cohen. A good example of the work produced in Kyoto during the late 18th century. The signature, however, is not that of Tomotada, but that of a close pupil.