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           AN EBONY CARVING OF A WATER       THREE LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE     A MINIATURE MODEL OF A
           BUFFALO                           Meiji era (1868-1912)            PORTUGUESE HAND GUN
           By Masayoshi, 1816-1865           Consisting of a manju decorated with an oni, a  Edo Period (1615-1868), 19th century
           Recumbent, with eyes inlaid in a dark material,  chidori shaped manju with ceramic wings, and  The brass, silver and shibuichi model with kiku
           signed Masayoshi.                 a lacquered wood oshidori.       mon.
           1 3/4in (4.4cm) long              1 5/8in (4.2cm) long (largest) (3).  2in (5.1cm) long
           $1,000 - 1,500                    $800 - 1,200                     $800 - 1,200

           Provenance                        240                              Provenance
           Sotheby’s, New York, 1975, by inventory  TWO LACQUERED WOOD MANJU   Sotheby’s, London 1975, by inventory
                                             NETSUKE
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           TWO WOOD STANDING FIGURES         The first attributed to Shinsai, with peach and   TWO WOOD NETSUKE OF FISH
           Edo Period, late 18th/early 19th century   leaves on a stippled ground, the second a   By Reigen Geijo (b. 1935)
           Depicting a Dutchman holding a flagelot and   manju of an octopus on a rock, sealed.   The first a dragon fish, the second a baby
           Chinnan Sennin holding a bowl.    1 5/8in (4.2cm) long (each) (2).  dragon carp, both with eyes inlaid, signed.
           2 3/4 (7cm) and 3 1/2in(8.2cm) high                                2in (5.1cm) and 2 1/in (5.8cm) long (2).
                                             $800 - 1,200
           $1,200 - 1,500                                                     $800 - 1,200
                                             Provenance
           Provenance                        Ito, Tokyo, 1999                 Provenance
           Sotheby’s, New York, 1997 (the first)   Bonhams, New York, 2012, by inventory  Mrs. Wakayama, 1976
           Butterfield and Butterfield San Francisco,                         Mrs. Wakayama, 2001, by inventory
           1997 (the second), by inventory   241
                                             A COPPER AND SILVER MODEL OF A
           238                               MATCHLOCK
           A BOXWOOD STUDY OF A MAN          Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century
           REPAIRING A GETA                  The long rifle made with etched copper
           By Masayoshi, Meiji era (1868-1912)   and silver mounts, with aperture hinged for
           Shown carefully mending his geta (clog), the   loading, aoi mon mounts.
           details finely carved, signed Masayoshi   5 1/4in (13.3cm) long
           2in (5.1cm) high
                                             $1,000 - 1,500
           $800 - 1,200







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