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AN IVORY MANJU NETSUKE OF within a wavy reserve on the reverse.
SHOKI BY DORAKU $ORAKU WAS A MEMBER OF THE /SAKA
"Y $ORAKU IVORY manju netsuke SCHOOL AND ALSO KNOWN AS $ORAKUSAI
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Japan, Osaka, 19 century,
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This manju netsuke shows a half- Condition: Very good condition
length portrait of Shoki, with 0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
a full beard and thick hair like
beams around the entire head. Literature comparison: Manjugata
Shoki is the hunter of demons and FROM $ORAKU ARE RATHER RARE HOWEVER
originated from China, known one depicting a Rakan is illustrated
as Zhong Kui there, and is also in The Meinertzhagen Card Index
considered a protective deity against on Netsuke in the Archives of the
various illnesses. He is wearing the "RITISH -USEUM 0ART ! &REDERICK
characteristic Chinese ministerial hat -EINERTZHAGEN EDITED BY 'EORGE
and the handle of his sword can also Lazarnick), page 49
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A FINE INLAID IVORY MANJU NETSUKE A FINE INLAID IVORY MANJU NETSUKE A FINE INLAID IVORY MANJU NETSUKE a glass bead. Himotoshi and very Estimate EUR 800,-
OF A MAN DRINKING SAKE BY MINJO OF A FISHERMAN WITH HIS BOAT BY WITH SPRING FLOWERS BY MEIKEISAI ABBREVIATED SIGNATURE $/2!+5 Starting price EUR 400,-
"Y -INJO IVORY manju netsuke with silver, SERIZAWA RYUMIN HOJITSU
gold, shakudo and horn "Y 2YUMIN manju netsuke, ivory and inlays "Y -EIKEISAI manju netsuke, ivory and
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%DO PERIOD of pearl and horn Japan, Edo, mid-19 century, AN IVORY MANJU NETSUKE BY artist, except that he carved manju
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Japan, 19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD %DO PERIOD KOYUSAI with depictions of suzume.
An autumnal maple tree with red leaves, "Y +OYUSAI IVORY NETSUKE
under which a man is seated with a sake A double-part manjugata depicting a A rather small and fine two-part Japan, mid to late 19 century HEIGHT 3.6 CM, LENGTH 4 CM
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cup in front of him, the gilt bottle beside fisherman carrying his heavy boat to the manjugata showing a delicately and
him. A rake lies right in front of the man, shore on his back. The fisherman and the PRECISELY INLAID PLUM TREE ume) with many Carved in shishiabori SUNKEN RELIEF Condition: Very good condition, one
suggesting him to be a temple servant who boat are semi-sculpturally inlaid in almost blossoms, symbolizing hope and bravery. with the depiction of a courtly man minor age crack on the reverse
is enjoying a break after raking leaves on black shakudo, the rope on the boat as well The branches with almost black horn, wearing an eboshi with a cross Provenance: Austrian private estate
THE PALACE GROUNDS "EHIND HIM A lRE IN as some of the grasses on the shore are some areas light brown, the blossoms symbol and holding a stick with a
which the raked leaves are burning. Inlays gilt, others made from cloisonné enamel all with silvery mother-of-pearl. Signed round object, possibly a drum, on top Auction comparison: For another
with horn, shakudo, silver and gold. Signed and the blossoms with mother-of-pearl and MEIKEISAI on the interior, an artist name SHOWING A mYING SPARROW suzume). manju with a similar depiction by
MINJO with kakihan, on the reverse in an horn. The moon is inlaid in silver. Central used by Hojitsu, one of the best-known The reverse shows a drumstick and Koyusai see Zacke, Antike Asiatische
inlaid metal plaque. Minjo was a known himotoshi on the underside and signature netsuke carvers in Tokyo. Hojitsu lived until a racket handle with a mitsudomo-e Kunst, Vienna, May 2003, lot 129.
metalwork artist who made mostly fine on a silver plate RYUMIN, for Serizawa 1872 and also worked for the Shogun. symbol within a stippled reserve.
kagamibuta. Ryumin, a famous metalwork artist who Signed KOYUSAI in a square reserve Estimate EUR 600,-
made fine kanamono and kagamibuta. $)!-%4%2 #- – not much is known about the Starting price EUR 300,-
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0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION Condition: Very good condition, two minor AN IVORY SQUARE MANJU upwards – towards enlightenment.
cracks near the large inlay and loss of inlay Estimate EUR 800,- NETSUKE OF DARUMA Daruma was of Indian origin and
Literature comparison: For other works to one of the grasses Starting price EUR 400,- Unsigned, ivory netsuke became the first patriarch of Zen
by the artist see The Meinertzhagen 0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION TWO Japan, 19 century, "UDDHISM )NLAID EYES OF DARK HORN
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Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives old collection numbers in the exterior and %DO PERIOD and himotoshi on the reverse.
OF THE "RITISH -USEUM 0ART " &REDERICK interior
-EINERTZHAGEN EDITED BY 'EORGE A square netsuke plate with SIZE 4.6 x 4.6 CM
Lazarnick), New York, 1986, page 503. Estimate EUR 1.000,- rounded edges and carved in
Starting price EUR 500,- shishiabori SUNKEN RELIEF ON TOP Condition: Excellent condition
Estimate EUR 1.000,- showing a half-length portrait of the 0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
Starting price EUR 500,- :EN PATRIARCH "ODHIDHARMA CALLED stored in a bank vault for 40 years,
$ARUMA IN *APAN WHO SPENT NINE collection no. 37
years meditating in front of a wall.
The depiction shows him shrouded Estimate EUR 500,-
and gazing yearningly Starting price EUR 250,-

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