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A WOOD NETSUKE OF TEKKAI SENNIN A WOOD NETSUKE OF DARUMA
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Standing with one leg raised as he leans on a gnarled staff clutched The Zen patriarch seated with his legs and arms outstretched, his
with both hands, his gourd tucked into his belt; unsigned. hands clasped together in front, his mouth open and yawning after his
5.2cm (2in) high. nine-year meditation; unsigned.
3.5cm x 6cm (1 3/8in x 2 3/8in).
£2,000 - 3,000
JPY390,000 - 580,000 £800 - 1,000
US$2,600 - 3,900 JPY160,000 - 190,000
US$1,000 - 1,300
The style of carving shows affinities with Soshin, see George
Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read Their Signatures, 13 *
Honolulu, Reed Publishers, 1982, pp.1037-1038. THREE WOOD NETSUKE
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
10 * Comprising a mask of a fox, unsigned, 5.1cm (2in) high; the second a
A WOOD NETSUKE OF AN ASHINAGA AND A TENAGA seated rabbit, unsigned, 2.7cm (1 1/16in); the third a temple servant,
Edo period (1615-1868), probably 19th century standing in geta (wooden clogs) holding a lantern, unsigned;
The ashinaga standing and teasing his friend with his catch while the 8.5cm (3 3/8in) high. (3).
tenaga clambers around the ashinaga’s legs and reaches up in vain to
grab his share; unsigned. £1,000 - 1,500
6cm (2 3/8in) high. JPY190,000 - 290,000
US$1,300 - 2,000
£1,200 - 1,800
JPY230,000 - 350,000 14 *
US$1,600 - 2,400 THREE WOOD NETSUKE
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
11 * Comprising a blind masseur lifting a huge stone, signed Masakazu,
A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RAKAN (DISCIPLE OF BUDDHA) 4cm (1 9/16in) high; the second Kanzan kneeling and holding a scroll,
Edo period (1615-1868), probably 18th century signed Sancho, 3.1cm (1¼in) high; the third an oni (demon) hiding
Unusually represented, standing with an exaggeratedly long rosary inside a box as Setsubun beans are thrown at him, signed Masatada
draped around the left side of his emaciated body, looking upwards, within a rectangular reserve; 3cm (1 1/8in). (3).
grimacing as a small oni (demon) clings on to the thin scarf draped
around his right side and attempts to climb up his body; unsigned. £800 - 1,000
11.2cm (4 3/16in) high. JPY160,000 - 190,000
US$1,000 - 1,300
£5,000 - 8,000
JPY970,000 - 1,600,000
US$6,500 - 10,000 OTHER PROPERTIES
(Lots 15-22)
Provenance:
Mark Severin Collection. 15
A WOOD NETSUKE OF A CAT
Exhibited and Published: Edo period (1615-1868), early/mid 19th century
Rosemary Bandini, In a Nutshell: Japanese Netsuke from European Recumbent with its body curled around to its right, its leg lifted and
Collections, London, 2013, p.20, no.10. resting over its back, its head lowered licking its left flank, forming a
compact composition; unsigned. 4cm (1 9/16in) wide.
£4,000 - 5,000
JPY780,000 - 970,000
US$5,200 - 6,500
Provenance:
June Schuerch Collection, Santa Barbara, Calif.

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