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Netsuke — Oriental - Shapiro Auctioneers
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| Number of lots recorded: | 22 |
| Lots with images: | 22 |
| Prices available: | 22 |
Category:
Netsuke
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Netsuke of a reclining ox, Tokyo, mid-19th century, in the style of Minko, highly finished black ebony body, with carved ivory horns and brass eyes, the two himotoshi consist of large oval holes ringed with ivory, unsigned. Provenance: Purchased from… | *** |  |
| *** | KOYU (Kazuo Tanaka), carved ivory chess pieces, c. 1939, manufactured by Makino Brothers & Company, ivory Manufacturers, ornament, netsuke, jewellery, Tokyo, in red felt box (36), height 3.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese wood netsuke figural group, Edo period, 19th century, by Gyokuzan, depicting an oni washing a man's back in a bath, signed to underside, height 3.6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ivory netsuke of a Shishi, Edo period, 19th century, the mythical animal with its cub, shown on a pierced ball enclosing a small stained ivory ball, the eyes inlaid with blue glass, signed, height 3.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese wood and ivory netsuke, Meiji period, 19th century, the crouching figure wearing an ivory kendo mask, his garment engraved with geometric motifs, unsigned, single himotoshi, height 4.8 cm. Provenance: Christie's, London, October 1989, lot 6197 | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese carved wooden netsuke of a Shishi, Edo period, 18th century, standing on a Tama, unsigned, height 3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Kuroyaki netsuke of a Mouse, Meiji period, 19th century, with inlaid eyes, holding a nut, unsigned, length 4.3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Four Japanese carved ivory netsuke, Meiji period (1868-1912) and later, comprising a man holding a large circular fruit, three characters in a raft, and a man carrying a basket on his back and a walking stick in one hand, with demon by his side, all… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji period, late 19th century, by Minjo, depicting two sumo wrestlers, details engraved and stained with ink, signed on an inlaid red lacquer tablet, single himotoshi, height 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Four Japanese carved ivory netsuke, comprising an elephant, a mouse atop a fruit, an old man smoking the pipe and a mouse on a skull, some signed (4), height 8.5 cm (elephant) | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese carved ivory egg netsuke together with a carved tiger tooth amulet and Chinese silver pendant (3) | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese carved ivory netsuke of a woman, Edo period, late 18th century / early 19th century, the seated figure with inlaid eyes, details engraved and stained with ink, unsigned, height 4 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ivory and lacquered netsuke, Meiji period, late 19th/early 20th century, probably by Kokoku, the seated figure depicted cleaning the floor, wearing a stained and lacquered garment inlaid with mother-of-pearl, signed and inlaid red tablet to underside,… | *** |  |
| *** | Ivory okimono netsuke. Depicting two rats with incised hairwork and inlaid glass eyes, on a cage enclosing two love birds, signed. Height 3.8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese Kuroyaki netsuke of a Mouse, Meiji period, 19th century, with inlaid eyes, holding a nut, unsigned, length 4.3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese ivory netsuke of Daruma, late 19th century, carved ivory face with protruding eyes and robe, incised and etched are three chrysanthemum flowers on the front and two on the back, with wooden stand, height 2 cm, width 3 cm. Provenance: Private… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese ivory Manju netsuke, Meiji Perios (1868-1912), depicting a cat, horn inlaid eyes, carver's two character signature | *** |  |
| *** | Ivory netsuke, modelled as a man holding a mask across his legs, his coat engraved with yellow flowers, signed, height 3.7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ivory Manju netsuke, probably Edo period, carved as a Chrysanthemum, unsigned. Diameter 4.2 cm. Provenance: Purchased from curio shop & opal stone, Sydney, 11/07/1973 | *** |  |
| *** | Ivory netsuke of a swan, with amber inlaid eyes, signed 'Gyoku Rou. Height 2.7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese carved ivory netsuke of a Kabuki dancer, with rotating face, signed. Height 6.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased from A. Buxton Pty. Limited, Sydney, 1986 | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese ivory netsuke, early 20th century, depicting a squirrel on a chestnut, details engraved and stained with ink, red incised signature to underside, single himotoshi, together with Japanese Negoro lacquer netsuke of Shishi, lying with its cub,… | *** |  |