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80 Y Ф
AN IVORY CANE HANDLE
AND GAME COUNTER
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The cane handle in the form of Fukurokuju’s
head, his mouth open to cry out, a small
beetle crawling on the top of his head, signed
Kogyoku, with a plexiglass stand, 10.6cm
(4 3/16in) high; the game counter of
rectangular form, decorated with Japanese
macaques playing with insects, unsigned,
9.2cm (3 5/8in) long. (3).

£500 - 600
JPY76,000 - 91,000
US$680 - 820

81 Y Ф
TWO IVORY OKIMONO
AND A BONE-INLAID PLAQUE 80
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The first a figure group depicting six of the
Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods) processing
with many karako (Chinese boys) in an
elephant-drawn carriage, signed in a red-
lacquer rectangular reserve Yoshimasa to
(Carved by Yoshimasa), with a wood stand,
7.6cm (3in) long; the second a rural scene
depicting farmers tending to the fields in front
of their thatched hut, the hut covered with
a large pine tree, signed Hikaru to (Carved
by Hikaru), 5.5cm (2 1/8in) long; the third a
wood plaque lacquered black, inlaid in bone
and shell depicting an eagle perched on
a blossoming prunus tree, steadying itself
before chasing a small bird close by, framed in
a painted wood frame carved with a key fret
and floral motifs, unsigned,
overall: 37.1cm x 54cm (14 5/8in x 21¼in). (4). 81 (part lot)

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,000

82 Y Ф
A SHIBAYAMA-INLAID IVORY STAND
AND AN IVORY MANJU NETSUKE
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The first a stand of rectangular form with
a low shelf and rear panel, the front with
a retractable brass holder, inlaid in typical
Shibayama style on both sides and the rear
panel with various plants, birds and insects,
unsigned, 11.1cm x 6.9cm (4 3/8in x 2¾in);
the second an ivory manju netsuke with a
cockatoo leaning down on an ornamental
stand, signed on the underside in a
rectangular metal reserve Tounsai,
4.6cm (1 13/16in) diam. (2).

£800 - 1,000
JPY120,000 - 150,000 82
US$1,100 - 1,400

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