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MASANAO OF ISE (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY) A WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAKE ON A GOURD
A wood netsuke of hatchling tengu Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Carved as a snake coiling around a rotting gourd, the snake’s eyes
Carved as a tengu emerging from its broken shell, the eyes inlaid in inlaid in dark and translucent horn
dark horn, signed on the reverse Masanao 3 3/4in (9.5cm) high
1 1/2in (3.8cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000
$2,500 - 3,500
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935 HARA SHUGETSU (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY)
A WOOD NETSUKE OF A CONTORTIONIST A wood netsuke of a Nio guardian
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The figure shown seated, wearing a pained expression as he pulls The powerful figure shown standing with a large straw sandal on his
one foot behind his head, illegibly signed on the underside back, signed on the left hip Shugetsu
1 1/2in (3.8cm) high 2 1/4in (5.7cm) high

$1,800 - 2,500 $2,500 - 3,500
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A WOOD NETSUKE OF A FISHERMAN AND OCTOPUS YOSHIYASU (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY)
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Carved as a fisherman being choked by an octopus who has Carved as three wolves entangled in a fight, clasping each other’s
emerged from a pot carried on the fisherman’s back, the eyes inlaid legs, ears, and paws in their jaws, the eyes inlaid in dark and
in dark horn translucent horn, signed Yoshiyasu
2 3/8in (6.1cm) high 1 3/4in (4.5cm) wide

$2,500 - 3,500 $1,500 - 2,000

937 Provenance
OZAKI KOKUSAI (1835-1892) Walter Lionel Behrens Collection
A stag antler netsuke of a fly whisk
Shiba, Tokyo 941
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th TOMOTORI (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY)
century A stag antler netsuke of a turtle
The sashi netsuke carved as a hossu (ritual fly whisk) carried by Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Buddhist priests, the details highlighted with dark stain, signed on Of darkly stained stag antler, the reptile almost complete withdrawn
the reverse in a circular reserve Koku into its shell with just the tip of the nose visible, signed on the
6 1/2in (16.5cm) high underside Tomotori
2 3/4in (7cm) wide
$3,000 - 4,000
$1,500 - 2,000

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