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42 Y Ф The work appears to be by the same hand as the netsuke of a Chinese
A TALL IVORY NETSUKE OF A FOREIGNER lady with a dog, illustrated in H. L. Joly, The W. L. Behrens Collection,
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century Part I, Netsuke, London, Glendining & Co. Ltd., 1913, no.815, pl. XVII;
Standing, holding a dog to his chest with one hand and a tress Raymond Bushell, Collectors’ Netsuke, New York and Tokyo, John
of his curly hair with the other, his divided coat engraved with Weatherhill Inc., 1971, back cover; and Neil K. Davey, Netsuke: a
trailing peony blooms and scrolls, the ivory slightly worn and Comprehensive Study Based on the M. T. Hindson Collection, London,
with a good patina; unsigned. Faber & Faber Ltd. and Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1974,
15.5cm (6 1/8in) high. p.342, no.1037. It is also related to a group of netsuke discussed by
Alain Ducros in The International Netsuke Society Journal, vol.36, no.2,
£10,000 - 15,000 Summer 2016, pp.20-29, as having probably been made in or around
JPY1,400,000 - 2,100,000 Kagoshima in Satsuma Province.
US$12,000 - 19,000
22 | BONHAMS For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.
