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160 | GEORGES WEIL: AN AMUSING BANDED 162 | ALEXANDER DERKACHENKO: A BOXWOOD
AFRICAN EBONY NETSUKE OF A KAPPA HEAD NETSUKE OF A GOAT WITH BEER (KOZEL)
By Georges Weil, signed with artist’s initials ‘GW’ By Alexander Derkachenko
1977 Ukraine, 2019

Published: Rutherston, Max (2017) Japanese Masks,
Peter E. Müller, no. 225. This work is Alexander Derkachenko’s interpretation of the famous
Czech beer brand Velké Popovice “kozel”. The highlight of this work
is not the beautifully depicted goat hair, not his expressive eyes,
Carved from banded African ebony and depicting the head of a but a glass with foaming beer. It was amber that was best suited
kappa, the crown which contains the being’s vital fluids, is made to convey the color, transparency and naturalism of a glass of beer
from the naturally light part of the wood. The eyes are inlaid in (Derkachenko recommends not to taste it). The eyes are inlaid with
dark horn with gold pupils. Large himotoshi to the underside and horn and the beer foam carved from mammoth horn. Himotoshi
signature within a gold tablet ‘GW’. through the underside. With original box.

HEIGHT 4 cm HEIGHT 3.5 cm
Condition: Excellent condition. Condition: Excellent condition.
Provenance: Purchased by Peter E. Müller from Douglas J. K Wright.
Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Georges Weil was born in Vienna in 1938 and moved to England Starting price EUR 750,-
one year later. He became a famous jewelry designer and sculptor
of precious metals and his works are highly collectible to this day.
Weil started collecting netsuke in the 1960s and started carving 163 | ALEXANDER DERKACHENKO:
netsuke in the 1970s. His works have been featured in many A MAMMOTH IVORY NETSUKE
exhibitions throughout the world, and are in the collections of many AND OJIME OF A FOX WITH
museums, such as the British museum. HARE
Estimate EUR 1.000,- By Alexander Derkachenko
Starting price EUR 500,- Ukraine, 2019

161 | ALEXANDER DERKACHENKO: The subject of this composition was inspired
A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF ONI WITH SHOKI by a picture where a fox was photographed
during a hunt. For the ojime, Alexander
Derkachenko depicted a hare curled up, like
By Alexander Derkachenko
Ukraine, 2019 the well-known netsuke of the Yamada School
“coiled rat.” The result is an amusing and clever
composition. The eyes inlaid with horn and
natural himotoshi. With original box.
A famous scene of “Oni and Shoki”, which is addressed by many
netsuke masters, most notably by Kano Tomokazu. Here, Alexander
Derkachenko depicts the muscular oni trapping the Shoki under LENGTH netsuke 5 cm, HEIGHT ojime 2 cm
the basket with the help of a scarf. Finely carved details. His horns
are inlaid in black horn. Natural himotoshi through Shoki’s sword. Condition: Excellent condition.
With original box.
Estimate EUR 1.800,-
Starting price EUR 900,-
HEIGHT 3 cm
Condition: Excellent condition.
164 | ALEXANDER DERKACHENKO: A BOXWOOD
Estimate EUR 1.500,- NETSUKE OF A RAT WITH NUT
Starting price EUR 750,-
By Alexander Derkachenko
Ukraine, 2019

Finely carved from boxwood and depicting a rat with half walnut,
the eyes inlaid with horn. The rat is a sign of the Eastern horoscope,
a symbol of prosperity and wealth. The walnut is a symbol of fertility
and wisdom. Himotoshi through the underside. With original box.
HEIGHT 3.7 cm

Condition: Excellent condition.
Estimate EUR 1.600,-
Starting price EUR 800,-

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