Page 202 - Fine Japanese Art Auction November 2 2019 Galerie Zacke

242 | KAGETOSHI: A MARINE IVORY
NETSUKE OF A RUNNING SHISHI
AMIDST FLOWERING PEONY
240 | CHOKUSEN: AN IVORY NETSUKE
OF A KITSUNE AS DARUMA By Kagetoshi, signed Kagetoshi
Japan, Kyoto, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
By Chokusen, signed Chokusen (Naoyama)
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Carved as a Shishi with an impish expression and inlaid horn pupils,
depicted in mid-leap with its hind legs extended over a stand of
peonies, and the front legs on a section of rockwork. The carving is
Compactly carved as a hooded kitsune (fox), almost completely
executed in sukashi-bori (openwork), a technique which Kagetoshi
enveloped in his sparsely engraved robe, and holding a hossu
pioneered and became famous for. The underside shows the rocky
(Buddhist fly whisk). The sly creature is imitating the Zen-patriarch
structure, central himotoshi and signature KAGETOSHI բϙ in a
Daruma. The ivory is finely stained in a caramel tone and the pupils
raised rectangular reserve.
are inlaid in dark horn. Small himotoshi through the reverse and
signature CHOKUSEN ˢͪ (Naoyama) on the underside.
HEIGHT 2.5 cm
HEIGHT 3.5 cm
Condition: Excellent condition. Amazingly, this fragile carving has
remained undamaged.
Condition: Excellent condition.
Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Provenance: European collection.
Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Estimate EUR 800,-
Starting price EUR 750,-
Starting price EUR 400,-
241 | KOMIN: A RARE IVORY
NETSUKE OF A MINOGAME
By Komin, signed Komin
Japan, Tokyo, latter half of 19th century
The minogame is shown with a finely carved long ‘straw-raincoat’
tail, a turtle shell and the head of a dragon with long ears which LENGTH 6.6 cm
form archaistic curls at the base. Its head is raised with an amusing 243 | A RARE UMIMATSU NETSUKE
expression enhanced by double inlaid eyes of reddish and black Condition: Very good condition with spots of yellowish patina. OF A SHISHI ON ROCK
horn. Good asymmetrical himotoshi on the underside of the Provenance: The Kolodotschko Collection.
carapace and signature KOMIN ᆘΦ in a plain reserve on the Unsigned
tail. This type of a minogame with dragon head and on its own is Estimate EUR 1.000,- Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
incredibly rare. Starting price EUR 500,-

An umimatsu, also known as sea-pine, netsuke depicting a Shishi
curiously raising one paw on top a rock. The material shows
beautiful reddish hues. The underside with large himotoshi.
HEIGHT 3.5 cm, LENGTH 3.8 cm
Condition: Very good condition, with typical crackling.
Provenance: Purchased from Ohmura, Hamburg in 1971 with
collection no. 880 inside the himotoshi.
Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Starting price EUR 500,-

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