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THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF HORSES FOUR JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE
MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 18 CENTURY AND LATER
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The largest depicted standing on a rectangular base and with inlaid dots to Three depicting rabbits: one in a small boat, signed Jujo/Toshinori with
its flanks, signed Okamoto Shogen saku with kakihan; another carved as two kakihan; another in the shape of a ball and gnawing on its back paw; the third
horses, one lying on the ground while the other grazes by its side; the third a two rabbits huddled up together; together with a netsuke of a rat on a large
smaller equine, recumbent and with its head turned to the side, signed Minko mushroom, eating a small pea pod with chestnuts before him, the eyes inlaid
with kakihan, 6.8cm max. (3) in horn and signed Masanao, 4cm max. (4)
£400-600 £600-1,000
Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent. Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.
Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of
the British Museum, Part B, p.739, where a netsuke similar to the largest one is
illustrated and discussed, possibly this very piece.

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EIGHT JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF DOGS SIX JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF MONKEYS
MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 19 CENTURY
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Depicted in a variety of positions, one with a red ribbon attached around One a small red primate in a giant wood chestnut, signed Sa Toyomasa;
its neck and with fur patches in silver lacquer; others playfighting, four with another a sarumawashi training a monkey on a lead, a third delousing itself,
signatures including Masakazu, Minko and others, 5cm max. (8) the fourth in lacquer and holding a branch over its back, the leaves opening
to reveal the himotoshi, the fifth seated with its leg stretched and the last
£400-600 a group of monkeys in a giant fruit, three the Sanbiki no Saru, two with
Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent. signatures for Gyokumin and Masateru, 5cm max. (6)
£600-1,000
Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.
Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of
the British Museum, Part B, p.956, where a similar netsuke of a red monkey in a
chestnut is illustrated and discussed, possibly this very piece.
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