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PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
2155
A ONE-CASE OKINAWAN-STYLE
LACQUER INRO
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Lacquered in various colors and carved in
sunken relief with a scholar on horseback
and attendants crossing a bridge over a
rushing stream in a rocky landscape, a
palace in the distance, the revese with the
characters ganko against a ground of floral
lozenges and framed by stylized dragons,
with a pair of wire-armed spectacles
5 1/2in (14cm) long
US$1,200 - 1,800

2156 ¤
A BAMBOO BOX AND COVER
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-
2156 1912), 19th century
Carved from a section of bamboo and
2155 decorated with Daruma carved in sunken
and low relief, the reverse carved with falling
gingko leaves, signed.... 5 3/8in (13.6cm)
high
US$800 - 1,200
2157
A HUMOROUS WOOD MODEL OF TWO
GUARDIANS
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926)
era, early 20th century
The Nio guardians shown crouched on
a large straw sandal, engaged in an arm
wrestling contest, their faces in a grimace
from the exertion
6 5/8in (16.8cm) wide

US$1,500 - 2,000
2157 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF
SALLIE WAGNER
2158
MASANAO OF YAMADA ISE (ACTIVE
19TH CENTURY)
A wood netsuke of a coiled rat
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Curled into a tight ball, the small rodent with
one paw clutching the right side of its face
while another paw scratches its ear, the eyes
inlaid in dark horn, signed Masanao
1 1/4in (3.2cm) high
2158 US$1,200 - 1,800

PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
2159
A MINIATURE MATCHLOCK PISTOL
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
With an octagonal barrel made of cast iron
and partially decorated with paulownia
blossoms and scrolling tendrils in gold
nunome-zogan, the wood stock inlaid
with a panel of similar floral decoration
and scattered with gold and silver cherry
blossoms, with a silver pivoting hammer and
suspension band with a lanyard ring, a metal
pivoting support below the barrel
2 3/4in (7.1cm) long
2159
US$1,200 - 1,800
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