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TWO WOOD FIGURE NETSUKE A WOOD NETSUKE OF A BOY AND OX A LARGE WOOD NETSUKE
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century By Masashige, Edo period (1615-1868), OF A SNAIL ON A MUSHROOM
The first a ratcatcher, crying out and kneeling 19th century Edo period (1615-1868),
over an upturned bucket, beneath which is a The large boy seated, sleeping and holding late 18th/early 19th century
captured rat while another escapes over his a flute on the back of a recumbent ox lying The snail slithering over the large mushroom,
shoulder, unsigned, 5.1cm (2in) wide; with its head turned to the left, its legs folded its optic feelers extended, pine needles on one
the second a sennin riding on a kirin, its eyes beneath for compactness and its eyes inlaid; side of the mushroom head, the thick stalk
inlaid, signed Tomonobu, signed Masashige. 3.8cm (1½in) wide. forming the himotoshi beneath, the slightly
6.7cm (2 5/8in) high.(2). worn wood bearing a good patina; unsigned.
£1,000 - 1,500 6.5cm (2 3/8in) wide.
£1,000 - 1,500 JPY150,000 - 230,000
JPY150,000 - 230,000 US$1,400 - 2,100 £1,000 - 1,500
US$1,400 - 2,100 JPY150,000 - 230,000
114 US$1,400 - 2,100
111 A WOOD NETSUKE OF A DESICCATED
A WOOD NETSUKE OF AN ONI (DEMON) SALMON HEAD 116
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century By Miwa, Edo period (1615-1868), A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RAT
Cowering beneath a large straw hat with a early 19th century By Masanao, Yamada, Ise Province,
terrified expression as beans are thrown to The dried fish with open mouth, its lower jar Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
exorcise him during the Setsubun ceremony, movable, its skin adhering to its partially visible The rodent curled up into a ball, holding
some beans of differing size adhering to the bones, the eyes, teeth and bone inlaid, one its tail around its body with one paw while
top of the hat; signed illegibly with ukibori cord hole ringed with stained bone; signed scratching its left ear with one leg, another leg
characters in a double rectangular reserve. Miwa with a seal. 7.2cm (2 7/8in) wide. forming the himotoshi, the eyes inlaid; signed
4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide. Masanao. 4cm (1 5/8in) high.
£800 - 1,200
£1,200 - 1,500 JPY120,000 - 180,000 £1,200 - 1,500
JPY180,000 - 230,000 US$1,100 - 1,700 JPY180,000 - 230,000
US$1,700 - 2,100 US$1,700 - 2,100
Provenance
112 Lefranc Bourgeois collection.
A WOOD NETSUKE OF AN ONI (DEMON)
By Masanao, Yamada, Ise Province, Edo
period (1615-1868), 19th century
Seated, turning to the right, covering his
head with both arms, protecting himself from
the beans being thrown at him during the
Setsubun ceremony, its legs crossed at the
front to form the himotoshi, the pupils inlaid;
signed Masanao. 3.3cm (1¼in) high.

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,100

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