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AN UNUSUAL IVORY AN EARLY IVORY NETSUKE OF HEIGHT 3.9 CM
NETSUKE OF HOTEI A CHINESE BOY ON HOTEI’S
LAUGHING AND A BOY SACK Condition: Good condition, with
BY YASUHIDE Unsigned, ivory netsuke very appealing honey patina and
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"Y 9ASUHIDE IVORY NETSUKE Japan, 18 century few expected age cracks
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Japan, 19 century, Edo period Provenance: Austrian private
A very early netsuke depicting collection, formerly acquired at
a Chinese boy or karako, his Galerie Zacke in the 1990s
A particularly humorous facial features extensively worn,
netsuke showing the gleefully RECLINING ON A SACK fukuro) – an Estimate EUR 600,-
laughing, fat-bellied Hotei allusion to the lucky god Hotei - Starting price EUR 300,-
lying comfortably on his and holding a leaf-shaped fan in
giant bag containing treasure one hand, on a strikingly crafted
takaramono). This bag, which base. Very pronounced, fine honey
is larger than Hotei himself, is patina. Large himotoshi through
being pulled by a very small the base. A very well-rounded
karako who is clearly having composition.
a hard time. Large himotoshi
on the underside, signed
9!35()$% koku no kore
CARVED BY WITHIN A LEAF
shaped reserve. 23
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A VERY RARE 17 CENTURY edges smoothed from wear.
LENGTH 6.6 CM IVORY NETSUKE OF TWO $EPICTED ARE TWO #HINESE BOYS
CHINESE BOYS WITH HOTEI’S their facial expressions executed
Condition: The patina worn SACK very much in the style of the Ming-
with a few age cracks – good Unsigned, ivory netsuke dynasty, dressed in Chinese robes
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and complete condition Japan, 17 century, Edo period and holding a fan together above a
0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE tied sack – an allusion to the lucky
collection deity Hotei IN #HINESE Budai).
This netsuke shows a popular
Estimate EUR 600,- theme, adopted from China, HEIGHT 3.5, LENGTH 4.6 CM
Starting price EUR 300,- and used for some of the earliest
Japanese netsuke which derived Condition: Worn condition, very
from Chinese toggles. The next appealing patina, age cracks and
catalog no. 24 shows the same the fan is slightly chipped
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AN IVORY NETSUKE OF HOTEI PLAYING KAMIFUKI AN IVORY NETSUKE OF HOTEI AND A BOY BY smaller. The present netsuke collection
AND A KARAKO BY MINZAN MASATOSHI shows a very deep patina, several
"Y -INZAN IVORY NETSUKE "Y -ASATOSHI IVORY NETSUKE age cracks and large and well Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Japan, mid-19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD Japan, Tokyo, mid-19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD hollowed-out himotoshi, the Starting price EUR 500,-
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A relatively small netsuke of Hotei seated on the A small, very charming netsuke showing Hotei in a Chinese
ground, bald and as always with a naked chest and garment, barefoot and with a stick over his shoulders, to 24
belly. He is looking upwards at a piece of paper stuck WHICH HIS CHARACTERISTIC SACK WITH TREASURE takaramono) is AN EARLY IVORY NETSUKE OF a characteristic attribute of Hotei.
to his forehead and is bringing his lips forward to blow attached on one side. A small boy hangs in a cloth attached TWO CHINESE BOYS AND THE Himotoshi through the bag with
the paper away, playing the game of kamifuki. A small on the other side. A dense and lively composition showing BAG OF HOTEI a large opening on the underside,
karako is standing beside him pointing and pulling considerable wear with a fine patina. Small himotoshi on Unsigned, ivory netsuke very good patina, ideally rounded
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on one of the lucky god’s ears. An unusual and rare the reverse, signed MASATOSHI on the sack in a worn wavy Japan, mid-18 century, shape.
subject. Signature MINZAN, a pupil from the school of reserve. Masatoshi was a student of Chikuyosai Tomochika. %DO PERIOD
Tomochika, and small himotoshi on the underside. HEIGHT 2.8 CM
HEIGHT 3.9 CM Two karako are leaning on the
(%)'(4 #- 7)$4( #- bag of the lucky god Hotei, which Condition: Good condition, wear
Condition: Good condition with expected wear, some red CONTAINS TREASURE takaramono). and age cracks, remnants of red
Condition: Very good condition paint residue on the underside The bag has a large spherical paint on the underside
Provenance: The 40-Year Collection of a London Provenance: The 40-Year Collection of a London Gentleman shape and is tied up on the top. Provenance: The 40-Year
Gentleman The boys, one of them with curly Collection of a London Gentleman
Estimate EUR 600,- hair and the other bald, are only
Estimate EUR 500,- Starting price EUR 300,- slightly taller than the bag. One of Estimate EUR 600,-
Starting price EUR 250,- the boys is holding a fan, which is Starting price EUR 300,-

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