Ouchi Sosui (1911-1972)

A stylised wood buffalo carved in the form of an ancient Chinese bronze of the Western Zhou dynasty (1046-771BC). The creature’s head is stretched forward and to the right, its mouth open in a bellow, and eyes fiercely focused. The coat markings are striped with whorls on the haunches and shoulders, the whole appearance echoing the roughened surface of bronze.

For an example of a Chinese bronze of this design see Alain Truong’s website: http://www.alaintruong.com/archives/2017/09/14/35675877.html

Provenance:
Raymond and Frances Bushell collection

Published:
Bushell, Raymond, Collectors’ Netsuke, Weatherhill, New York, 1971, No. 321.
The Raymond and Frances Bushell collection Part II, Christie’s London, 18^th October 1988, lot 160

Signed: Sosui

Length: 5.6cm