The goat’s head is carved in a lively manner, its head raised upwards and the horns curved backwards, the eyes double inlaid in dark and pale translucent horn. The fur is densely carved and true to nature. The goat is called yagi, literally “mountain goat”, but known in the zodiac as hitsuji and is the eighth animal of the zodiac. This carving is from a member of the famous Rantei school in Kyoto and most likely by Ranmei. Himotoshi on the underside.

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Subcategory:

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Subject:

Animal

Material:

Ivory

Age/Country:

19th Century

Artist:

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Provenance/Owner:

Galerie Zacke

Signed:

unsigned

Type:

Katabori

Height:

27mm mm

Width:

33mm mm

Depth:

mm

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