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FOUR IVORY ANIMAL NETSUKE AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A GRAZING HORSE
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century
The first a domestic dog seated, wearing a collar, its head turned back Standing on three legs with one foreleg bent, its head lowered to the
to the left, its tongue protruding and licking its back, the eyes inlaid, left, its tail sweeping around at the back and forming the himotoshi,
unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in) wide; the second two puppies playing with its body etched with irregular piebald patches; unsigned.
two straw sandals, one dog with inlaid piebald patches, unsigned, 7.6cm (3in) high.
5.4cm (2 1/8in) wide; the third a fox masquerading as a priest, holding
a bamboo cane, unsigned, 5.7cm (2¼in) high; the fourth a rat lying £2,500 - 3,000
with its head turned back and clutching a huge chestnut, the eyes JPY370,000 - 440,000
inlaid, unsigned, 4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide. (4). US$3,300 - 4,000

£800 - 1,000 Provenance
JPY120,000 - 150,000 A European private collection, purchased from Louis Joseph,
US$1,100 - 1,300 London, 1957.

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AN IVORY NETSUKE OF FUKUSUKE A TALL IVORY NETSUKE OF TEKKAI SENNIN
By Yoshitomo, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
Standing, facing ahead, a morsel of food on his protruding tongue, and Standing, his body twisted and his head raised as he holds a gnarled
holding an open fan in his right hand, the ivory slightly worn; signed in staff to one side, the ivory rather worn and of a good colour; unsigned.
an oval reserve Yoshitomo. 11.1cm (4 3/8in) high.
5.4cm (2 1/8in) high.
£1,000 - 1,500
£1,200 - 1,500 JPY150,000 - 220,000
JPY180,000 - 220,000 US$1,300 - 2,000
US$1,600 - 2,000
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Published AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A FARMER
The International Netsuke Society Journal, vol.31, no.1 Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century
(spring 2011), p.21, fig.2. Turning to the left, standing with one foot on his spade digging the
ground, his legs bare and his short coat belted at the waist; unsigned.
The model appears to have been a favourite among Yoshitomo’s 6.3cm (2½in) high.
patrons. Other examples are illustrated in George Lazarnick, Netsuke
and Inro Artists and How to Read Their Signatures, Honolulu, Reed £1,000 - 1,500
Publishers, 1982, p.1247; Frederick Meinertzhagen, MCI: The JPY150,000 - 220,000
Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British US$1,300 - 2,000
Museum, New York, Alan R. Liss Inc., 1986, p.995.
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20 Y Ф AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A DUTCHMAN WITH CHILDREN
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A TARTAR ARCHER By Shuosai Hidemasa, Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
By Mitsuharu, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Standing, holding the raised hand of a small boy at his feet, and
Standing, turning to the right, holding his bow with one hand and two supporting another clinging to his back, their robes engraved with
arrows with the other, a quiver of arrows slung on his back, his robe scrolls; signed in an irregular reserve Hidemasa.
engraved with formal designs and his broad hat carved with a floral 5.4cm (2 1/8in) high.
plume, partly inlaid with coral; signed beneath one foot Mitsuharu.
7.9cm (3 1/8in) high. £800 - 1,000
JPY120,000 - 150,000
£2,500 - 3,000 US$1,100 - 1,300
JPY370,000 - 440,000
US$3,300 - 4,000 For a drawing of a very similar example, signed Hide, see Frederick
Meinertzhagen, MCI: The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the
Archives of the British Museum, New York, Alan R. Liss Inc., 1986, p.147.

14 | 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.