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946
DEME UMAN (ACTIVE EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
A wood mask netsuke of kitsune (fox)
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century
Carved with a movable lower jaw, the wood bearing a rich dark
brown patina, signed Deme Uman Tenka ichi (Deme Uman, First
Under Heaven
1 1/4in (3.2cm) wide
$1,000 - 1,500

947
MASANAO SHINZAN (1904-?)
A wood netsuke of Kiyohime
Showa period (1926-1989), 20th century
Carved as the enraged witch Kiyohime coiled around the bell of
Dojoji temple, inside which the priest Anchin is hiding, his face visible
through a crack in the bell, the witch’s horns and fangs inlaid in bone,
942 signed on the underside Shuzan
1 1/2in (3.8cm) high
$1,200 - 1,800

948
MITSUYUKI (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY)
942 A wood netsuke of a monkey
A LARGE WOOD OKIMONO OF A TOAD Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century The monkey shown seated leaning to the left as he takes a bite of
Carved from a section of root-wood as a toad, looking up and to the a peach, the eyes inlaid in dark horn, signed on the underside in a
left, the bulging eyes with pupils inlaid in dark wood rectangular reserve Mitsuyuki
9in (22.8cm) long 1 1/2in (3.8cm) high

$2,500 - 3,500 $1,200 - 1,800

Provenance 949
Purchased from Gregg Baker, London MASATOSHI (ACTIVE LATE 19TH CENTURY)
A wood netsuke of Ashinaga and Tenaga
943 Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century)
SATO MASAYOSHI (1819-1865) The long-armed Tenaga catches a fish while riding on the shoulders
of his long-legged companion Ashinaga, signed on the left hip
A wood netsuke of a seated shishi Masatoshi
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century 3 3/4in (9.5cm) high
The compact figure shown seated looking to the right, holding a
pierced, brocade ball between its front paws, the hair and flowing
mane finely carved, signed on the underside Masayoshi $2,500 - 3,500
1 1/4in (3.2cm) wide
Provenance
$1,200 - 1,800 Floyd Segel, sold, Sotheby’s, Chicago, The Floyd Segal Collection of
Netsuke, July 7, 1999, lot 27.
944
A WOOD NETSUKE AND A CERAMIC NETSUKE 950
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century MICHAEL BIRCH (1926-2008)
The first, carved as a persimmon with the stem and leaf attached, A wood netsuke of a female ghost
the surface lightly stained; the second, a white porcelain model of a English, 20th century
crouching hare The slender figure shown naked, with long unkempt hair, her face
1 5/8in (4cm) wide, the largest held in a fearful grimace, her legs trailing off into flames signed on a
gold reserve on the reverse, MJB
5 1/2in (14cm) high
$800 - 1,200
945 $1,500 - 2,000
A MIXED METAL OJIME AND A WOOD NETSUKE 951
The second by Masanao of Ise
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century MASAYOSHI (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY)
The ojime modleled as an Okame mask and a demon mask set back A wood okimono of a group of rats
to back, in silver, copper, gold, and shakudo; the netsuke carved as Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
a crouching toad, the surface finished to resemble the natural warty Carved as a large rat with numerous smaller rats gathered together
skin of the amphibian, signed on the underside Masanao in a pile, several clutching bean pods, the eyes inlaid in dark horn,
1 7/8in (4.7cm) wide, the largest signed on the underside Masayoshi
2 7/8in (7.2cm) high
$800 - 1,200
$2,000 - 3,000
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