A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT BOAR By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1820A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT BOARBy Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1820The boar seated with its head raised, turning slightly to its left, its legs drawn in to form a compact composition, the eyes inlaid; signed in a polished reserve Kokei. 4cm (1 9/16in) long.Provenance:Harriet Szechenyi Collection.Purchased in these Rooms, 6 November 2012, lot 147.Published:Rosemary Bandini, Shishi and Other Netsuke, London, 1999, p.105, no.156.For another example by the artist, see Virginia Atchley and Neil K. Davey, The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts, 2006, p.51, no.43.