THE JAPANESE COLLECTION

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.