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NETSUKE
Various Properties

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A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A MERMAID A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAKE
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century By Matsuda Sukenaga, Takayama, Hida Province,
Shown swimming, facing slightly to the left, holding a jewel with both Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
hands before her, her tail curled forward for compactness, the slightly Coiled in several irregular loops, its head at the top with protruding
worn wood of a good colour; unsigned. tongue, part of its body forming the himotoshi, the small pupils inlaid;
7cm (2¾in) long. signed in a rectangular reserve Sukenaga.
4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide.
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000 £1,500 - 2,000
US$1,300 - 2,000 JPY220,000 - 300,000
US$2,000 - 2,600
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A PARTIALLY LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE OF GO PLAYERS A fine example of Sukenaga’s work, of which similar examples are
IN A SACK illustrated in Marie-Thérèse Coullery and Martin Newstead, The Baur
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Collection Geneva: Netsuke (Selected Pieces), Geneva, Collections
The sack opening on a hinge to reveal Hotei and Fukurokuju playing Baur, 1977, no.C954; George Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists
go, their robes lacquered with phoenixes and medallions, the interior and How to Read Their Signatures, Honolulu, Reed Publishers, 1982,
of the sack gold-lacquered with takaramono, the treasures associated p.1047; Frederick Meinertzhagen, MCI: The Meinertzhagen Card Index
with the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, the cord hole ringed with an on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, New York, Alan R.
ivory chrysanthemum; unsigned. Liss Inc., 1986, p.826; and Barry Davies Oriental Art, The Robert S.
4.5cm (1¾in) wide. Huthart Collection of Non-Iwami Netsuke, London, 1998, no.177.

£800 - 1,000 6
JPY120,000 - 150,000 A WOOD NETSUKE OF AN OX
US$1,100 - 1,300 By Okatomo, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century
Lying with its head turned to the right, a rope halter passing forward
3 over its back and its legs drawn in for compactness, the wood of a
A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF ASHINAGA AND TENAGA good patina and the eyes inlaid in bone with dark pupils; signed in a
By Sessan, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century rectangular reserve Okatomo.
The former standing, leaning slightly forward and supporting his companion 6cm (2 3/8in) wide.
on his back leaning down with one long arm to retrieve a wriggling fish, the
wood slightly worn and of a good colour; signed Sessen. £800 - 1,000
9.5cm (4¾in) high. JPY120,000 - 150,000
US$1,100 - 1,300
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000 7*
US$1,300 - 2,000
THREE WOOD NETSUKE OF TURTLES
Provenance By Hideharu, Tadakazu and Tobi, Edo period (1615-1868),
Barry Davies Oriental Art, 1996. 19th century
The first a turtle standing on a large clam and trying to extricate one
Published trailing foot from the jaws of the shell, the eyes inlaid, signed in a sunken
Barry Davies Oriental Art, Netsuke Through Three Centuries, London, reserve Hideharu, 4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide; the second a large turtle forming
1996, no.23. a base for four others to clamber on, forming a pyramid, crisply rendered
in lightly stained wood, the pupils inlaid, signed in a sunken reserve
4 Tadakazu, 5.1cm (2in) high; the third a turtle carved in boxwood and
A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MASK MAKER ebony, its head emerging from its shell and its tail trailing, signed on a
By Ryuraku, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century mother-of-pearl tablet Tobi, 5.4cm (2 1/8in) wide. (3).
Seated, comparing the Kyogen masks of Oni and Okame which he
holds before him over a tree stump; signed Ryuraku. £1,500 - 2,000
3.2cm (1¼in) wide. JPY220,000 - 300,000
US$2,000 - 2,600

£800 - 1,200
JPY120,000 - 180,000
US$1,100 - 1,600

8 | BONHAMS For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.