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AN IVORY NETSUKE OF SEVEN SHIRAUO (WHITEBAIT) AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A HUMAN SKELETON
By Ryokosai Jugyoku, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century By Shuzan, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Each carved with little detail, the dorsal fins shown in low relief and the Seated in a foetal position, the legs bent and the skull resting on
eyes inlaid in mother-of-pearl with dark pupils; signed Jugyoku. the knee joints and turned slightly to the left, the rib-cage carved in
4.5cm (1¾in) wide. openwork and the himotoshi placed on the sternum; signed Shuzan.
5.7cm (2¼in) high.
£1,200 - 1,500
JPY180,000 - 220,000 £800 - 1,000
US$1,600 - 2,000 JPY120,000 - 150,000
US$1,100 - 1,300
For a very similar example, see Neil K. Davey, Netsuke: A Comprehensive
Study Based on the M. T. Hindson Collection, London, Faber & Faber Other versions of this subject are illustrated in Raymond Bushell, The
Limited and Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1974, p.118, no.339. Netsuke Handbook of Ueda Reikichi, Rutland and Tokyo, Tuttle, 1961,
fig.64; Alain Ducros, Netsuke et Sagemono (Netsuke and Sagemono),
34 Y Ф Granges-Les-Valence, 1987, p.103. Another similar example was sold
AN IVORY MANJU NETSUKE OF A HO-O (PHOENIX) in these rooms, 8 November 2016, lot 33.
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Elaborately carved and pierced with the large bird flying amid swirling 38 Y Ф
clouds, its tail trailing over the reverse, the one visible eye inlaid and the AN IVORY OKIMONO NETSUKE OF A SKELETON
cord attachment formed by a central peg; unsigned. By Tomonobu, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
4.5cm (1¾in) wide. Kneeling at the back of a huge human skull, holding a rosary with one
hand and a lotus bud on a stalk with the other, the ivory lightly stained;
£800 - 1,000 signed in an irregular reserve Tomonobu.
JPY120,000 - 150,000 5.1cm (2in) high.
US$1,100 - 1,300
£800 - 1,200
35 Y Ф JPY120,000 - 180,000
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A HATCHING TENGU US$1,100 - 1,600
Style of Hara Shumin, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The tengu about to hatch from its egg, its wings spread with one hand 39 Y Ф
clasping the broken shell, on which three leaves are carved in relief TWO IVORY NETSUKE
beneath; unsigned. By Rakuosai and Gyokuhosai, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868),
4.5cm (1¾in) wide. 19th century
The first seven masks for No and Kyogen plays, comprising Oni, Hannya,
£800 - 1,000 Okina, Okame, Shojo, Heida and Hyottoko, signed on a rectangular tablet
JPY120,000 - 150,000 Rakuosai, 4.5cm (1¼in) high; the second nuts and acorns clustered
US$1,100 - 1,300 together to form a compact composition, three with interior views carved
in anabori, signed Gyokuhosai, 3.5cm (1 3/8in) wide. (2).

An unusual example of the model by Shumin, more commonly seen £800 - 1,000
in wood, for an example of which see Frederick Meinertzhagen, MCI: JPY120,000 - 150,000
The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British US$1,100 - 1,300
Museum, New York, Alan R. Liss Inc., 1986, p.776. An ivory version of the
subject by Shuzan was sold at Sotheby’s, London, 12 June 2003, lot 221. For similar examples of mask groups by Rakuosai, see Frederick
Meinertzhagen, MCI: The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the
36 Y Ф Archives of the British Museum, New York, Alan R. Liss Inc., 1986, p.633.
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A DEMON AND YOUNG
By Hikaku, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The interior scenes on the second are described as Kanazawa in
Seated, side by side, on a large lotus leaf and peering down through a Musashi Province, Enoshima in Sagami Province and Shichirigahama,
hole in the leaf, beneath which swims a catfish; signed Hikaku. the ‘Seven League Beach’ at Enoshima.
4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide.

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 220,000
US$1,300 - 2,000

Provenance
Charles A. Greenfield collection, sold at Sotheby’s, New York,
24 March 1999, lot 101.

18 | 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.