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λ A JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, λ TWO JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE λ A JAPANESE IVORY CARVING,
OKIMONO MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY OKIMONO
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MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY One depicting Gyoja Busho taming a large lion dog, MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY
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Carved as Minamoto no Yoshitsune, the military signed Tomochika underneath; the other carved as Depicting a group of four figures, one a woman
commander depicted riding a large horse under four armour-clad samurai scrambling to stand up, smoking, seated on a bundle of sticks, two
a pine tree, his mount trampling over two fallen signed Masatsugu, 4.2cm and 6.4cm respectively. (2) others carved as craftsmen at work, the fourth a
soldiers, signed Sukeaki to the base, 7cm. samurai holding a fan, the base signed Chikuyosai
£200-300
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED Tomochika, 5.3cm.
WITHOUT RESERVE. Provenance: an English private collection, Westminster. £250-350
£200-300 Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index
on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum,
Part B, p.890, where a similar netsuke of Busho and
a shishi by Tomochika is illustrated and discussed,
possibly this very piece.
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λ FIVE JAPANESE IVORY CARVINGS, λ TWO JAPANESE IVORY CARVINGS, λ FIVE JAPANESE IVORY CARVINGS OF
OKIMONO OKIMONO DEITIES, OKIMONO
MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY MEIJI PERIOD, 19 CENTURY
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One depicting the Seven Gods of Good Fortune One depicting a beauty wearing long kimonos Four variously depicting the Seven Gods of
on a treasure boat, takarabune, another two men decorated with maple leaves, standing with her Good Fortune, Shichifukujin, the fifth with
at their toilet, two oni assisting them, the third head turned and holding a spray of flowers, the Daruma being attacked by a small dog while
a couple and the remaining two carved as men other a fisherman with a large basket of seashells eating noodles, some with signatures including
holding birds, some with signatures including and a small dog by his side, 10.9cm and 7.8cm Gyokuzan, Kogyoku, Sozan and Isshosai /
Gyokuzan, Shogyoku and Shigeyuki, 18.5cm respectively. (2) Shungetsu, 7.5cm max. (5)
max. (5)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED £400-600
£300-500 WITHOUT RESERVE. Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title,
Provenance: an English private collection, Westminster. £200-300 and thence by descent.
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