Page 65 - Fine Japanese Art March 27, 2020 Galerie Zacke Netsuke and Okimono

OSAKA SCHOOL

58 | A RARE STAINED IVORY NETSUKE
OF A BAT ON A GONG
Unsigned
Japan, probably Osaka, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

The ivory stained in a deep-red and depicting a bat clasping on the
edge of a bronze gong. The minutely carved rope to which the gong
is attached coils around forming the natural himotoshi.
LENGTH 4.1 cm

Condition: Very good condition with minor wear to staining.
Provenance: British collection.
Estimate EUR 2.000,-
Starting price EUR 1.000,-

59 | AN OSAKA SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE
OF A DOG WITH SANDAL
Unsigned
Japan, Osaka, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

A charming Osaka-school ivory netsuke of a reclining dog with
double inlaid eyes of pale-red and dark horn, holding a waraji
(sandal) between its paws and licking it. The dog wears a knotted
collar and its fur is neatly incised, worn in all the right places. On the
underside one neatly tucked-in leg, a particularly fine patina and
the himotoshi.

LENGTH 4.8 cm
57 | HOSAI MASAHIRO: A LARGE IVORY Condition: Very good condition with expected age cracks and a fine
NETSUKE WITH MARINE LIFE patina.
Provenance: French private collection.
By Hosai Masahiro, signed Masahiro with seal Hosai
Japan, Osaka, second half of 19th century Estimate EUR 2.500,-
Starting price EUR 1.250,-
A large open worked ryusa-style square manju netsuke, carved all
around (!), depicting a wonderful variety of aquatic beings including
various fishes, stingrays, eels, fugu, squids and octopi. The ivory is
lightly stained and many of the eyes are inlaid. Two of the fish have
amusingly large inlaid eyes. Signed inside a raised reserve, next to
the himotoshi, MASAHIRO 正廣 with seal Hosai 方斎.

SIZE 4.9 x 4.5 x 2 cm
Condition: Minor losses to inlaid eyes - very good condition.
Provenance: British collection.
Auction comparison: A similar netsuke was sold at Zacke,
Japanische Netsuke-Ausstellung 1990, Vienna, no. 34.
Estimate EUR 3.000,-
Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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