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A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF FIVE MUSHROOMS
Unsigned, ivory netsuke
Japan, mid-19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD
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An elongated ivory netsuke with five mushrooms in various positions, all picked
and their stalks forming an arch, which can also be used as himotoshi. The caps
are smooth and very precisely carved on the underside with radial gills, which are
darkly colored, as are the little tears and irregularities on the edges of the caps.
The surface of the caps are stained to highlight the beautiful grain of the ivory.

LENGTH 6 CM
Condition: Excellent condition
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A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A BAMBOO STALK VESSEL AN EARLY IVORY NETSUKE OF A SNAIL, GOURDS AND A MARINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A GROUP OF
Unsigned, ivory netsuke BEEHIVE Estimate EUR 600,- SEALS
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Japan, 19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD Unsigned, ivory netsuke Starting price EUR 300,- Unsigned, marine ivory netsuke
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Japan, 18 CENTURY %DO PERIOD Japan, 19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD
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A finely polished, elegant netsuke of a vessel made from a bamboo
stalk, the inside hollowed out very well. The simplicity of the design An unusual, early and dense composition depicting a still-life scene Several seals piled on top of each other. The
coupled with the beautiful stain and exceptionally fine carving is with two double-gourds, one smaller and slightly caved in, with a characters are not names but represent certain
REMINISCENT OF WORKS BY /SAKA ARTIST /HARA -ITSUHIRO "AMBOO gnarly branch between them, and crowned by a circular roof with ideas, such as “keeping the faith” at the top,
take) is a symbol of loyalty and longevity, as it is flexible and tough a snail on top, its shell a striking spiral and its body bending like or “fostering honesty” above the single small
but of a poetic appearance. The bamboo leaves in high relief on snake. In-between what resembles sections of a beehive. Very large character Fuku, meaning “good fortune”. Cleverly
the front evoke this idea particularly well. Singular himotoshi on the himotoshi and fine honey patina. placed himotoshi on the reverse.
reverse.
HEIGHT 3.7 CM HEIGHT 4.3 CM
HEIGHT 3.6 CM
Condition: Possibly a small chip to the edge of the snail, a section in Condition: Good condition, minor cracks and
Condition: Excellent condition the front is lost, many age cracks, general wear, especially around imperfections of the material
0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION WITH TWO VALUATIONS FROM the himotoshi; very appealing patina 0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
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Estimate EUR 500,-
Estimate EUR 1.000,- Estimate EUR 600,- Starting price EUR 250,-
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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A BROWN which also offers a cord hole. Very
SHIMEJI MUSHROOM appealing, compact shape.
Unsigned, wood netsuke
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Japan, mid-19 century, Edo period LENGTH 4.2 CM

Condition: Good condition
The mushroom cap is smooth on 0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
top, the wood with fine black-brown
mottling. The underside shows Estimate EUR 500,-
precisely carved radial gills as well as Starting price EUR 250,-
the characteristically bulbous stem,

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