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CONTEMPOrAry NETSUKE

196 | MASAYUME: AN IVORY NETSUKE
OF A BOAR AND SNAKE

By Masayume, signed Masayume 正夢
Japan, 20th century

The boar (inoshishi) and snake (hebi) are opposing animals in the
Japanese zodiac and thus sometimes depicted in a struggle, as in
the present netsuke. Fine hairwork, the boar with inlaid eyes. The
underside with himotoshi and signed within a polished reserve
195 | TANETOShI: A LARGE AND UNUSUAL INLAID MASAyUME.
WOOD NETSUKE OF hANNYA WITh FAMILY
LENGTH 4.5 cm
By Hiraga Tanetoshi (born 1947), signed Tanetoshi 胤寿 with seal
Mei 明 Condition: Excellent condition.
Japan, Tokyo, second half of 20th century Provenance: Private collection.

Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Superbly carved and depicting a large Hannya-like being with an Starting price EUr 500,-
inlaid ivory horn and malachite-colored eyes with dark horn pupils.
She has expressively carved, long hair which flows down the sides
of her breasts, with inlaid horn nipples, and down her back where
it terminates in a powerful curl grabbing hold of the head of a
deceased child. Her body is adorned with flames, a butterfly, and
many small amber beads. A one-horned child is sheltered below
her, his horn, eyes, and fangs inlaid in ivory. Behind her back she
holds a mallet, referencing the legend of Hannya and the Dojo-ji
bell. Signed in the back within a rectangular cartouche TANETOSHI
with the characteristic artist’s seal MEI. Natural himotoshi.
HEIGHT 9.8 cm
Condition: Excellent condition.
provenance: Ex collection Ted Adameck, collection no. 27 (valued
at 8.000 USD). Copy of old inventory available. The description 197 | DERKAChENKO: A WOOD NETSUKE
reads as follows: OF A BOAR WITh ACORN
“Tanetoshi, the amazing! A one-horned Hannya’s helper, who
fathered Okame’s cherubic, now dehorned son, bind his family By Alexander Derkachenko
together w/ his long hair. Wood, w/ the bell striker, the eyes & the Ukraine, 2020
horns in ivory.”
Estimate EUR 2.000,- Depicting a boar (inoshishi) with double-inlaid eyes of pale and
Starting price EUr 1.000,- dark horn and with inlaid mammoth-ivory tusks. His joy has no limit
as he has found a huge acorn. He sits dreaming in anticipation of
his meal, though the acorn has a surprise in the form of a long,
movable maggot inlaid in mammoth ivory. Asymmetrical himotoshi
through the underside next to the artist signature. With original
felted wood box.
HEIGHT 4.1 cm

Condition: Excellent condition.
Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Starting price EUr 750,-

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