An ivory netsuke of a recumbent wild boar. Kyoto school. Edo period. 18th century.
An ivory netsuke of a recumbent wild boar. Kyoto school. Edo period. 18th century.
Signed Masanao.
Leaves, its ears drawn back and its legs folded beneath for compactness, the well-toned ivory slightly worn. 2 x 5 x 4 cm.
The model is very similar in form to the example by Tomotada of Kyoto, illustrated by Neil K. Davey, Netsuke, a Comprehensive Study based on the M. T. Hindson Collection, Faber & Faber Ltd.