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2487Y Ф 2491Y Ф
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A CHINESE LION A GROUP OF THREE IVORY NETSUKE OF KARAKO
By Gyokuyosai, mid-19th century Edo period/Meiji era, 19th century
Carved as a humorous karashishi seated on a rounded zabuton The first carved with a bearded Fukurokuju standing with a staff
and hunched over a small ball, the well-defined mane, tail and and patting the head of a smiling youth, the second of two Chinese
facial features picked out in dark pigment, signed Gyokuyosai children playing with a Daruma doll, the third depicting a karako
(handling wear). carrying a smaller companion on his shoulders; each with the details
1 1/8in (2.8cm) high heightened with dark pigment, the last with horn inlay (handling wear).
$800 - 1,200 2, 2 1/8 and 1 3/4in (5.3, 5.5 and 4.1cm) high
$800 - 1,200
2488Y Ф
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A MONKEY 2492Y Ф
Meiji era, late 19th century AN IVORY MANJU NETSUKE
Carved in a seated pose, its attention focused on picking something Edo period, 19th century
from its left leg gracefully curved to the front, with inlaid eyes and The upper section carved in shishiaibori with Ariwara no Narihira
stained accents, signed Komei in an oval cartouche. on horseback and accompanied by a youth, with stained accents,
1 3/4in (4.5cm) high the reverse incised with Mount Fuji wreathed in clouds and signed
$800 - 1,200 Kogyoku above a kakihan.
1 5/8in (4cm) diameter
2489Y Ф $700 - 1,000
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF MONKEYS
Meiji era, late 19th century Published
Depicting a troop of seven monkeys, both adults and adolescents, F.M. Jonas, Netsuke (1928), plate #176.
climbing up over one another to reach a single peach held by one of
the elders, with extensive dark pigment accents (minor handling wear). 2493Y Ф
1 1/2in (3.7cm) high TWO KAGAMIBUTA
$800 - 1,200 By Ryumin, mid-19th century
Each with an inlaid shibuichi metal plate and ivory bowl, the first of
2490Y Ф a karako stealing the hat of a sleeping Daikoku, the details picked
A GROUP OF THREE IVORY NETSUKE OF ENTERTAINERS out in gold, copper and shakudo, the second plate depicting a
Edo period/Meiji era, 19th century seated figure of Okame playing with a tengu mask, with gold and
The first depicting a shishimai, or lion-dancer accompanied by a copper accents, signed Ryumin.
karako playing a flute (wear); the second of townsman standing in a 1 7/8 and 1 3/4in (4.7 and 4.3cm) diameter
formal kami-shimo costume and holding a box; the third of an itinerant $600 - 800
musician dancing as he beats a small drum, the incised details
accented in black pigment, signed [illegible] (chip). 2494Y Ф
1 1/4, 1 3/8 and 2 1/4in (3.2, 3.7 and 5.3cm) high A GROUP OF FOUR IVORY MANJU NETSUKE
$800 - 1,200 Edo period/Meiji era, 19th century
The first two ryusa manju, each carved to the top with a sinuous dragon,
one of single section and with a stylized wave-pattern ground, the other of
two sections, its reverse with the dragon’s claw clutching a jewel; the third
fashioned as a wide-brimmed hat with low-relief landscape decoration,
the center plug serving as the hat’s top; the last a circular mokugyo, one
side with a landscape roundel on an overall shippo-tsunagi ground; each
with the details heightened with stain (wear).
1 1/2in (4cm) diameter of first
$800 - 1,200

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