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408 A black-lacquered wood netsuke of a kabuki actor’s
headdress. 19th century

The iconic headdress of Ichikawa Danjûro VIII in his role of
Hanatogawa Sukeroku from the kabuki play of the same name.

Sukeroku is one of the eighteen celebrated kabuki plays and
was staged for the first time in Edo in 1713. The play is
closely linked to the Ichikawa family. Ichikawa Danjûro VIII
performed in the role of Sukeroku for the first time in 1832,
a role he continued to perform until his alleged suicide
in 1854.
Height 4.6 cm
Provenance
408
Purchased from Ohmura, Hamburg, February 1971
Coll. no. 872 (printed and handwritten)
€ 300 – 500

409 A brass ashtray netsuke of a kabuto. 19th century

Cast with a stylised insect forming the helmet decoration
(maedate), a separately cast hachimanza with an eyelet at the
tehen no ana.
Height 3.3 cm
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of Dr. Franz Weber, Vienna,
409 March 1967
Coll. no. 846 (printed)

€ 300 – 500

410 A walnut netsuke of a skull. 19th century

With large eye sockets and long incisors, the natural cavity
of the nut corresponding to the cavity of the skull.
Length 3.2 cm; height 2.6 cm
Provenance
Purchased from J. van Daalen, Utrecht, December 1972
Coll. no. 924 (printed and handwritten)
410
€ 350 – 550

411 An ivory two-part manjû. Late 19th century
With two billing sparrows in brown lacquer and hiramaki-e.
A single cordhole to the bottom.
Diameter 3.1 cm
Provenance
Purchased from Helmut Laudenbach, Berg, February 1979

€ 200 – 300

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