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BOXWOOD CARVING OF A KARAKO AND HANNYA MASK TWO RYUSA NETSUKE
By Minko, Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The young child holding a hannya mask in his hands, signed Minko The first a black persimmon study of a peony blossom, the second a
with kakihan. cluster of roof tiles, signed Tsukemasa.
1in (2.54cm) long 1 1/4in (3.1cm) long each
$1,200 - 2,000 $800 - 1,200

Provenance Provenance
Sotheby’s, Los Angeles, 1981, by inventory Chait, Los Angeles, 2002
Ito, Tokyo 1982 by inventory
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A BOXWOOD FISH HEAD 208
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century TWO WOOD NETSUKE
Finely carved with mouth agape and inlaid with shell and bone, Contemporary
unsigned. The first by Kansui Wakabayashi (b.1935) of a befuddled frog, his front
2in (5.1cm) long webbed feet grasping his chin, ad a boxwood swimming carp, by
Hidefumi (by attribution), unsigned.
$1,000 - 1,500 1 3/4in (4.5cm) and 2 1/2in (6.3cm) long (2).
Provenance $800 - 1,200
Christie’s, London 1983, by inventory
Provenance
206 Makino, Tokyo, 1994
A WOOD AND LACQUER NETSUKE Chair, Los Angeles, 2000, by inventory
by Munekazu (Soichi), 19th century
A centipede and ants on a desiccated log, signed in a shell reserve.
1 1/2in (3.8cm) long
$800 - 1,200
Provenance
With tag reading Lignite, Ltd.
The R.S. Huthart Collection Trust
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