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Property from a European

Private Collection

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A WOOD NETSUKE OF AN EAGLE AND MONKEY A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT BOAR
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century By Juntoku Minko (1735-1816), Edo period (1615-1868),
The large bird of prey landing on the back of a terrified crouching late 18th century
monkey, whose hands are clasped in prayer, the slightly worn wood Lying. facing ahead its forelegs bent and its hind legs folded beneath,
bearing a good patina; unsigned. one forming the himotoshi, the wood slightly worn and bearing a fine
5.6cm (2¼in). patina; signed Minko with a kao.
4.5cm (1¾in).
£2,000 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 450,000 £1,500 - 2,000
US$2,600 - 4,000 JPY220,000 - 300,000
US$2,000 - 2,600
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A LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY An unusually small and well carved example of this well-known model
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century by Minko.
Crouching, its head turned to the left and a large peach at its back,
lacquered in Negoro style; unsigned. 34
5.1cm (2in). A WOOD NETSUKE OF OKAME
Edo period (1615-1868), early-mid 19th century
£800 - 1,000 Standing, bending forward, wearing a cowl on her head and with one
JPY120,000 - 150,000 hand behind her back, supporting a large sack, exhibiting a distinctive
US$1,100 - 1,300 phallic appearance from the rear, the wood slightly worn; unsigned.
6cm (2 3/8in).
Provenance
HRH Prince Henry of Gloucester (1900-1974), purchased at Christie’s, £1,000 - 2,000
London, 13 July 2006, lot 597. JPY150,000 - 300,000
US$1,300 - 2,600
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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MERMAID Provenance
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Sagemonoya, Tokyo.
Her scaly body curled to the left as she paints her teeth with a small
brush, the wood somewhat worn and of a good colour; unsigned. Published
6.4cm (2½in). Sagemonoya, Shunga Netsuke, p.39, no.95.

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JPY220,000 - 300,000 A WOOD NETSUKE OF GAMA SENNIN ON A FROG
US$2,000 - 2,600 By Shuya, Edo period (1615-1868), early-mid 19th century
The small figure reclining on the huge frog, the frog’s head raised
32 and facing ahead, the wood slightly worn and bearing a good patina;
A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MUSHROOM signed Shuya. 4.5cm (1¾in).
By Ishiyama, Edo period (1615-1868), early-mid 19th century
The fungus with broad head and a curled partially rotted stalk, which £5,000 - 6,000
forms the himotoshi, the wood slightly worn and bearing a fine patina; JPY740,000 - 890,000
signed Ishiyama (Sekizan). 4.5cm (1¾in). US$6,600 - 7,900
£800 - 1,200 Provenance
JPY120,000 - 180,000 Raymond and Frances Bushell collection.
US$1,100 - 1,600 A French private collection.
Purchased at Rosemary Bandini, 2012.
For a very similar example, see Bernard Hurtig, Masterpieces of
Netsuke Art, Weatherhill, New York, 1973, p.92, no.328. Published
George Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read Their
Signatures, Reed Publishers, Honolulu, 1982, p.1013.

A very similar example by Shuzan is illustrated in Lazarnick, ibid.,
p.1017.

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