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AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A SKELETON
BY SHOZAN
By Shozan, ivory netsuke
Japan, 19 century,
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Edo period (1615-1868)
A technically perfect, hollowed skeleton
(honegumi) in a characteristic pose, as
corpses were placed in small boxes, the
head resting on the knees in a meditative
and embryonic pose as preparation for
reincarnation. This is impressively evoked
through the skeleton’s facial expression,
as it is quite alive. Himotoshi in the pelvis,
beside a finely incised signature SHOZAN.

HEIGHT 5.8 CM
Condition: Age cracks, good condition
Provenance: British private collection

Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Starting price EUR 500,-
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A RARE IVORY NETSUKE OF A SAKADARU AND SAKE CUP A WOOD NETSUKE OF A GROUP OF COINS
Unsigned, ivory netsuke Unsigned, wood netsuke
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Japan, mid-19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD Japan, 19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD
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A beautiful still-life netsuke, imbued with a lot of meanings, Five piles of five coins each on top of each other with a square hole
DEPICTING A SAKE BARREL sakadaru). The top is inscribed with the IN THE CENTER EXCEPT FOR ONE GROUP WITH A CIRCULAR HOLE $IFFERENT
character Ju ⢥ for “long life” on the front, which also is found line patterns are neatly incised, and the wood is colored. Natural
in the names of the deities Fukurokuju and Jurojin. A sake bowl himotoshi.
beneath this character, from which the scent of the spirit rises. A
ladle and a fan are also shown. Singular himotoshi through the LENGTH 6.1 CM
back.
Condition: Good condition
HEIGHT 3.8 CM 0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION OLD INVENTORY NO
Condition: Excellent condition with a very appealing patina Estimate EUR 600,-
0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION Starting price EUR 300,-

Estimate EUR 800,-
Starting price EUR 400,-

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