SIGNED KOKEI, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER
SIGNED KOKEI, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The tiger seated with its head turned and one paw forward, its ears pricked and fangs visible, its long tail curved over its back forming the himotoshi, the stripes and detail finely incised and stained
2.5cm. high

Provenance

Eskenazi, London

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Lot Essay

For a similar example by Kokei in the collections of The British Museum, go to:
The British Museum Collection Online, Museum number HG.652, https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_
online/search.aspx

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