Project Description

Wood Netsuke of a Billy Goat by Tametaka

A beautifully conceived compact netsuke typical of this master carver
Signed. Nagoya. Circa 1790
Height: 3.5 cm
Literature:
Christie’s London, The François Storno Collection of Netsuke, 16th May 2007, lot 315
François Storno, Le netzké errant, between pp. 72 and 73, n° 22, illustrated
Provenance:
Mary Louise O’Brien
Sale, Sotheby’s, 17th September 1981, lot 77
François Storno, Geneva
Sydney L. Moss, 2008, where purchased by the present owner
MR3999