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NETSUKE

Netsuke from the Julius and Arlette Katchen Collection
(Lots 1-3)

1 Y Ф 5
AN IVORY NETSUKE Published A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY
OF A BUGAKU DANCER Neil K. Davey, Netsuke: A Comprehensive By Masanao, Yamada, Ise Province,
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Study Based on the M. T. Hindson Collection, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Resting, lying on his side, holding a mask London, Faber & Faber Limited London and Seated, leaning forward, eating a fruit held in
with one hand, his loose robe falling from one Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1974, one hand while scratching its backside with
shoulder, the somewhat worn ivory with a p.75, no.193. the other, the wood stained and the pupils
good patina; unsigned. Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, K. R. and teeth inlaid; signed Masanao.
7.3cm (2 7/8in) wide. Publishers, 2010, vol.1, p.57, no.102. 4.5cm (1¾in) wide.

£2,000 - 2,500 3 Y Ф £1,500 - 2,000
JPY300,000 - 380,000 AN IVORY NETSUKE JPY230,000 - 300,000
US$2,800 - 3,500 OF AN OCTOPUS US$2,100 - 2,800
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Resting with its tentacles curled out in front of
Provenance its large head, the ivory bearing a light stain Provenance
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London. and the eyes inlaid; inscribed Masanao. Joseph Seo, New York, 1964.
Julius and Arlette Katchen collection. 4.5cm (1¾in) wide. Julius and Arlette Katchen collection.

Published Published
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., Outside the Box: £2,500 - 3,000 Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, K. R.
Further Explorations in Japanese Netsuke JPY380,000 - 450,000 Publishers, 2010, vol.2, p.143, no.K216.
US$3,500 - 4,200
and Lacquer, London, 2004, no.7.
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A very similar example is illustrated in Neil Provenance A WOOD NETSUKE
K. Davey, Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Julius and Arlette Katchen collection. OF A FAMILY OF CHICKENS
Based on the M. T. Hindson Collection, The model appears to be a direct copy of an By Shuzan Yasusada, Echigo Province,
London, Faber & Faber Limited and Sotheby Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Parke Bernet Publications, 1974, p.360, original by Masanao of Kyoto, illustrated in A cockerel standing with its head raised and
no.1085. Another, from the Helen and Jack Frederick Meinertzhagen, MCI, p.444. turned to the left, while its mate and four
Mang collection, was sold at Quinn’s Auction chicks peck at a basketwork mat beneath, the
Gallery, Virginia, U.S.A, December 2012, Property of a Deceased Estate slightly worn wood with a good patina and the
lot 566. (Lots 4-6) pupils inlaid; signed in a rectangular reserve
Shuzan Yasusada saku with a kao.
3.5cm (1 3/8in) high.
2 Y Ф 4
AN IVORY NETSUKE A WOOD NETSUKE £1,500 - 2,000
OF A RECUMBENT GOAT OF A RECUMBENT DOG JPY230,000 - 300,000
By Okatomo, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), Style of Tomotada, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-
late 18th/early 19th century 1868), late 18th/early 19th century US$2,100 - 2,800
Lying with its head turned back to the right, Lying with its head turned back to the right,
its horns pressed back and its legs drawn in bearing an alert expression, its legs drawn in Provenance
for compactness, the slightly worn ivory with a for compactness, the slightly worn wood with Weiser collection.
good patina and the pupils inlaid; signed in a a good patina and the pupils inlaid; unsigned. Julius and Arlette Katchen collection.
rectangular reserve Okatomo. 4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide.
4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide. Published
Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, K. R.
£2,000 - 2,500 Publishers, 2010, vol.2, p.201, no.K28.
£10,000 - 15,000 JPY300,000 - 380,000
JPY1,500,000 - 2,300,000 US$2,800 - 3,500
US$14,000 - 21,000
Provenance
Provenance Eskenazi Ltd., London.
W. W. Winkworth collection. Julius and Arlette Katchen collection.
M. T. Hindson collection.
Julius and Arlette Katchen collection. Published
Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, K. R.
Publishers, 2010, vol.2, p.351, no.K48.

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