Netsuke - Goat with Kid

Goat with Kid - sketch from the British Museum

Goat with Kid - sketch from the British Museum

Carving the Woodblock

Carving the Woodblock

Finished Carving

Finished Carving

Inking up the Woodblock

Inking up the Woodblock

Printing the Woodblock

Printing the Woodblock

Goat with Kid - Woodblock Print

Not such a successful print today...but as Mahatma Ghandi said:

“Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment.”
— Mahatma Ghandi
Original netsuke 'Goat with Kid' from The British Museum. Unsigned. Japan.

Original netsuke 'Goat with Kid' from The British Museum. Unsigned. Japan.

 

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