A wood netsuke of a recumbent ox, by Ikkan

Nagoya, circa 1850

Signed in a rounded rectangular reserve: Ikkan with kao

Length: 5.1 cm

Provenance:

E. Wrangham Collection (Sold London: 9 Nov 2010)

The ox depicted lying with its head turned to the left and its legs drawn in for compactness, one hind leg forming the himotoshi.