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Netsuke

Various Properties (Lots 1-18)

1 4 *
A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF AN OXHERD AND OX A WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL
By Ryuhan, Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century By Masayoshi, Nagoya, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The large ox recumbent, its head lowered to the right and a rope halter Of compact form, the body twisted back over the shell and the optic
passing over its back, the herdsman seated at the side, smoking a tentacles extended, part of the fleshy body forming the himotoshi;
pipe and with his broad hat resting beside him, the slightly worn wood signed in a rectangular reserve Masatoshi.
bearing a good patina and the eyes inlaid with bone, one with inlaid 4.5cm (1¾in).
pupil; signed Ryuhan.
6.4cm (2½in). £2,000 - 2,500
JPY300,000 - 370,000
£2,500 - 3,000 US$2,600 - 3,300
JPY370,000 - 450,000
US$3,300 - 4,000 Provenance
Kiss collection, no.435.
Provenance Ivan LePage collection, no.527, purchased at Spink & Son, Ltd.,
J. Gordon Dalgliesh collection, by repute. London, 1923.
G. G. Davies collection.
W. W. Winkworth collection. Published
Carlo Monzino collection. Described but not illustrated in Frederick Meinertzhagen, MCI: The
Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archive of the British
Published Museum, edited by George Lazarnick, Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York,
Frederick Meinertzhagen, MCI: The Meinertzhagen Card Index in the 1986, p.486.
Archives of the British Museum, edited by George Lazarnick,
Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, 1986, p.670. 5 *

The MCI entry, with a sketchy drawing, is under the name Ryujo, as A WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO CARP
Winkworth was evidently unsure of the reading of the signature. Edo period (1615-1868), late 19th century
A wood netsuke of a foreigner with a monkey by Ryuhan is illustrated, Of differing size, swimming together, one passing over the back of its
ibid., p.669, with a reference by Winkworth to the present example. companion, delicately carved in lightly stained boxwood; unsigned.
6.4cm (2½in).
2
A WOOD NETSUKE OF AN EMACIATED MAN £1,500 - 2,000
Edo Period (1615-1868), 18th century JPY220,000 - 300,000
Standing, wearing a straw skirt and smiling as he looks to his right, US$2,000 - 2,600
holding a large ball on his left with both hands, the wood bearing a fine
patina; unsigned. 9.2cm (3¼in). Provenance
Ivan LePage collection, purchased at Hotel Drouot, Paris, 1932.
£1,500 - 2,000
JPY220,000 - 300,000 6 *
US$2,000 - 2,600 A LARGE WOOD NETSUKE OF A STANDING TANUKI BOZU
Edo period (1615-1868), early-mid 19th century
Provenance The racoon dog standing in a human attitude, wearing a cowl over its
W. W. Winkworth collection. head and enveloped in a robe which falls short of its feet, the wood
Carlo Monzino collection. slightly worn; unsigned.
9.8cm (3 7/8in).
3 *
A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT HORSE £1,000 - 1,500
By Shuzo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century JPY150,000 - 220,000
Lying with its head turned back to the right, its mouth open and US$1,300 - 2,000
its legs drawn in for compactness, the two hind legs forming the
himotoshi, the wood slightly worn; signed in a rectangular reserve Provenance
Shuzo. 5.1cm (2in). Ivan LePage collection, no.261, purchased from Portier, Paris, 1922.
£2,000 - 2,500
JPY300,000 - 370,000
US$2,600 - 3,300
Provenance
Ivan LePage collection, purchased at Hotel Drouot, Paris, 1933.

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