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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS 2499Y Ф
A STAINED IVORY MODEL OF URASHIMATARO
2495▲ By Joeisai, Meiji period, late 19th century
A PAIR OF GOLD MENUKI The figure dressed in formal kami-shimo costume with the sleeves tied
By Yokoya Somin (1670- 1733), 18th century back and kneeling as he offers sake from a large double gourd to a
Finely cast and carved as incense burners set on tripod karashishi feet bushy-tailed minogame, the details heightened with brown and black
and finished with crouching and seated karashishi finials, the backs stain, signed Tokosai.
with pins of male and female type (in-yo) supported with triangular 2 1/8in (5.4cm) high
(sankaku) joints, unsigned but attributed to Yokoya. $1,500 - 2,000
3/4in (1.9cm) high; weight 4.3 and 4.8g
$2,500 - 3,500 This lot has been in the United States since the late 1980’s.

2496▲ 2500Y Ф
A PAIR OF LARGE GOLD MENUKI AN IVORY MODEL OF TWO BUDDHIST MONKS
19th century Tokyo school, Meiji period, late 19th century
Carved as a pair of confronted tigers, one with its mouth open in The humorous carving depicting two immortals, one grimacing in relief
a snarl, the other with its mouth closed in the manner of temple as he scratches his back with a ritual fly whisk, the other seated at his
guardians chanting the Sanskrit seed syllables ‘ah’ and ‘om’. feet and asking for the whisk when his partner has finished, the details
2 3/4in (7cm) long; weight 11.2 and 10.5g well rendered and in fine white ivory, signed Homei.
$2,800 - 3,500 4 3/4in (12cm) high
$5,000 - 7,000
2497Y Ф
AN IVORY MODEL OF SHOKI AND ONI This lot has been in the United States since the late 1980’s.
By Ichiyusai Naohide, late 19th century
The humorous carving showing Shoki, the Demon Queller, with his 2501Y Ф
sword drawn and standing in front of a floor screen carved with AN IVORY MODEL OF A WARRIOR
swirling dragons, the screen’s reverse carved with two fleeing oni By Muneaki, late 19th century
tumbling over one another as they struggle to escape their pursuer, Carved as an archer struggling to calm his rearing horse as a woman
signed Ichiryusai Naohide. attacks them from the ground below, the warrior holding a large bow
2 7/8in (7.3cm) high and wearing an archery set and a wide-brimmed straw hat, signed
$1,800 - 2,500 Muneaki in an inlaid red cartouche.
4in (10.1cm) high
This lot has been in the United States since the late 1980’s. $1,200 - 1,800

2498Y Ф This lot has been in the United States since the late 1980’s.
AN IVORY MODEL OF BENKEI
By Masatoshi, late 19th century 2502Y Ф
The warrior monk shown carrying the bell of Miidera, inside which AN IVORY MODEL OF GAMMA SEN’NIN
rides a maiden, the weight supported by an iron truncheon (kanabo) By Gyokushun, late 19th century
held in his right hand, his progress slowed by an oni clinging to his leg, The immortal shown in the unusual dress of an Ainu man with a full
the bell festooned with a spray of wisteria and a container with various beard, a monkey tugging at the hem of his robe and the leg of one
tools, signed Masatoshi. of several toads clinging to a rope draped across his shoulders and
2in (5.1cm) high securing a large toad resting on his back, details stained with dark
$1,000 - 1,500 pigment, signed Gyokushun.
6in (15.2cm) high
This lot has been in the United States since the late 1980’s. $1,500 - 2,500

This lot has been in the United States since the late 1980’s.

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