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A GROUP OF SEVEN METAL NETSUKE AND AN
OX-HORN NETSUKE
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912),
19th/20th century
Comprising a silver model of a samurai helmet, applied
with a ring himotoshi; a circular copper manju netsuke
finished in a mokume design; a silvered manju netsuke
decorated in openwork coiling vines; a copper manju
netsuke pierced with insects on flowering plants; a
rounded-square copper manju netsuke finished in a
simulated woven-bamboo design; a rounded-square
brass manju netsuke decorated in gilt-overlays with floral
and geometric designs; an iron flint netsuke decorated
with flowers in silver takazogan; an ox-horn netsuke
carved as a stirrup, applied with a silver ring himotoshi
2in (5cm) wide, the largest
$2,500 - 3,500
Provenance
The first purchased from the Knut Collection, Sendai,
1977
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A GROUP OF FIVE STAG-ANTLER NETSUKE AND
THREE WOOD NETSUKE
Edo Period (1615-1868), 19th century
Comprising a compact model of Hotei (Butai) with his
treasure sack; an official in court dress in a deep bow;
a seated shishi (lion) with its mouth open in a snarl; a
slender standing Kanzan (Hanshan), a slender model
of Kan’u on a horse; the wood netsuke comprising a
man seated with a bottle to his lips, his eyes inlaid in
dark horn; a model of Fukurokuju holding a staff and a
handscroll, a fan hanging on his back; a man struggling
under the weight of Daruma on his back, signed
Gyokuzan
580 3 1/4in (8.2cm) high, the largest
$2,500 - 3,500
Provenance
The first purchased from Sharen Chappell, St. Paul,
2013
The second purchased from Julie Cohen, Santa
Monica, 2000
The third purchased from Terry Wingrove, London, 1977
The fourth purchased from I. M. Chait, Los Angeles,
2013
The fifth purchased from the Knut Collection, Tokyo,
1978
The sixth and seventh purchased from Konishi, Los
Angeles, 2001 and 2008
The eighth purchased from Ito, Tokyo, 2015
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