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A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A FROG AND CRAB A WOOD NETSUKE OF A BITCH WITH TWO PUPS
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century By Masakazu, Nagoya, Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century
The frog surreptitiously stalking a large crab resting on a tightly folded The former seated, her head turned back to the left washing one of
lotus leaf, a smaller crab hiding in the folds of the leaf, which bears a her pups, the other seated at her feet, the wood somewhat worn and
curled stalk, forming the himotoshi, the wood bearing a good patina; bearing a fine patina; signed Masakazu with a kao.
unsigned. 4.8cm (1 7/8in). 3.5cm (1 3/8in).
£2,500 - 3,500 £3,000 - 4,000
JPY370,000 - 520,000 JPY450,000 - 590,000
US$3,300 - 4,600 US$4,000 - 5,300
Provenance Provenance
Alan R. Liss collection, purchased at Sotheby’s, Chicago, 1993. Purchased at Sotheby’s, London, 7 and 8 November 1988, lot 58.

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A CONTEMPORARY BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF LOVE LETTERS
A WOOD NETSUKE OF A CARP ASCENDING A WATERFALL By Guy Shaw (1951-2003), second half of the 20th century
By Masanao, Yamada, Ise province, Edo period (1615-1868),
19th century A stack of eight letters, neatly folded and tied with a ribbon, some with
slightly distressed edges and one corner deliberately burnt, to suggest
Leaping out of the water with swirling waves around its head and tail, resting too close to a hibachi; signed on an inlaid gold tablet with the
continuing on the reverse with spray drops carved in relief, the eyes of monogram of Guy Shaw.
ivory with inlaid dark pupils; signed Masanao. 4.8cm (1 7/8in) high.
7cm (2¾in) wide.
£5,000 - 6,000 £3,000 - 4,000
JPY740,000 - 890,000 JPY450,000 - 590,000
US$6,600 - 7,900 US$4,000 - 5,300
Provenance
E. G. Sahlin collection. 41
Marcel Dawson collection. A CONTEMPORARY EBONY NETSUKE OF AN ANGLERFISH
By Guy Shaw (1951-2003), second half of the 20th century
Its body of somewhat bulbous form as it swallows a large fish, its tail
Published curled and one large fin carved in relief to the side, the eyes and other
Frederick Meinertzhagen, MCI, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on
Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, edited by George details inlaid; signed on an inlaid gold tablet with the monogram of
Guy Shaw. 6.4cm (2½in).
Lazarnick, Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, 1986, p.459.
Eskenazi, Ltd., Japanese Netsuke, Ojime and Inro from the Dawson £3,000 - 4,000
Collection, London, 1997, p.45, no.75. JPY450,000 - 590,000

An unsigned example is illustrated in Neil K. Davey, Netsuke, US$4,000 - 5,300
A Comprehensive Study Based on the M. T. Hindson Collection, 42
Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, Ltd., London, 1974, p.230,
no.710. A CONTEMPORARY STAG-ANTLER NETSUKE OF STAG
BEETLE ON A MUSHROOM
38 By Guy Shaw (1951-2003), second half of the 20th century
The partially gnawed mushroom of stag-antler, resting on its crown
A WOOD SHUNGA NETSUKE OF AN OCTOPUS while the black-stained large beetle climbs over the folded stalk;
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-late 19th century signed on an inlaid gold tablet with the monogram of Guy Shaw.
Resting, its head and body flanked by its raised tentacles holding an 5.1cm (2in).
orb on top of its head, its mouth open and its eyes with inlaid pupils,
the composition having the appearance of a female form; unsigned. £3,000 - 4,000
3.8cm (1½in).
JPY450,000 - 590,000
£4,500 - 5,500 US$4,000 - 5,300
JPY670,000 - 820,000
US$6,000 - 7,300

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