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Fine Chinese and Japanese Works of Art, Part II

Netsuke and Inro
Property of Various Owners

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ATTRIBUTED TO TAMETAKA KOMIN (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY)
A wood netsuke An inlaid wood netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Carved as a recumbent ox, the rope halter draped across its back, the Carved in wood with inlays of stained bone as Shoki looking up and
eyes inlaid in dark horn standing on one foot as an oni escapes from the parcel he is carrying,
2in (5.1cm) wide signed Komin
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
$4,000 - 5,000
$1,500 - 2,500
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MITSUYUKI (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY) Provenance
A wood netsuke of a monkey Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, sold Christie’s, Los Angeles,
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke, Part III,
The monkey shown seated leaning to the left as he takes a bite of January 28, 1989, lot 86
a peach, the eyes inlaid in dark horn, signed on the underside in a
rectangular reserve Mitsuyuki 257
1 1/2in (3.8cm) high AN UMIMATSU (BLACK CORAL) NETSUKE
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
$1,000 - 1,500 Carved as a desiccated salmon, the netsuke bearing a rich reddish-
brown patina
253 4in (10.1cm) wide
MASANAO OF YAMADA (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY)
A large wood netsuke of two toads $1,000 - 1,500
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The pair of toads shown resting on a discarded straw sandal, signed in 258
a raised recatangular reserve Masanao MORITA SOKO (1879-1943)
2 3/8in (6cm) wide A wood netsuke
Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century
$2,000 - 3,000 Carved in boxwood as two desiccated salmon, one with a cord
running through its mouth and gills, signed Soko to
Provenance 2 7/8in (7.2cm) wide
Previously sold, Butterfield and Butterfield, San Francisco, September
23, 1993, lot 2372 $3,500 - 4,500

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DEME UMAN (ACTIVE EARLY 19TH CENTURY) NISHINO SHOKO (1915-1969)
A wood mask netsuke of fox A wood netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century
Carved with a movable lower jaw, the wood bearing a rich dark brown Carved as Fukurokuju, one the Seven Gods of Good Fortune shown
patina, signed Deme Uman Tenka ichi (Deme Uman, First Under smiling, leaning on a gnarled staff and holding a nyoi scepter behind
Heaven) his back, a minogame (bushy-tailed tortoise) at his feet, signed Shoko
1 1/4in (3.2cm) wide 2in (5.1cm) high

$800 - 1,200 $3,500 - 4,500
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WARAKU
A dark wood netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Carved as a group of five turtles climbing on top of one another, signed
in a rectangular reserve Waraku
1 1/2in (3.8cm) wide

$2,000 - 3,000

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