A MARINE TUSK NETSUKE OF A DUTCHMANUnsignedJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)An unusually characterful depiction of a jolly Dutchman wearing a typical European hat and coat with horn-inlaid buttons. His expression is marked by arched eyebrows and the hearty laugh is framed by a curling beard. The marine tusk bearing a deep yellow patina, particularly the back, which houses the himotoshi, shows a very attractive marbling pattern.HEIGHT 8.8 cmCondition: One foot is restored and there is a chip to the hat and the object held in the Dutchman's hand. Otherwise good condition with expected age cracks.Provenance: Austrian private collection.During the Edo period, the Dutch were only permitted to operate from within their trade settlement on the artificial island of Deshima in the harbor of Nagasaki and were usually portrayed in a caricaturist manner.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
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MITSUHIRO: A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A BAMBOO NODEBy Ohara Mitsuhiro (1810-1875), signed Mitsuhiro 光廣 with seal Ohara 大原Japan, Osaka, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved in a naturalistic manner, preserving the curvature of the tusk, the ivory beautifully stained, with a central himotoshi beside the signature MITSUHIRO above the seal OHARA. The Japanese word for a node of bamboo is setsu, which also means 'fidelity', a pun which was often employed in netsuke art.HEIGHT 5.1 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, expected age cracks, the front with a fine honey-gold patina.Provenance: Sydney L. Moss Ltd, no. 5698 (according to label to reverse).Literature comparison: Compare a closely related netsuke depicting the same subject by Mitsuhiro, illustrated in Davey, Neil K. (1974) Netsuke: A comprehensive study based on the M.T. Hindson Collection, p. 43, no. 89. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
TADAMITSU: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF TWO CHICKSBy Tadamitsu, signed Tadamitsu 忠光Japan, Kyoto, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Katchen, Arlette (2010) Netsuke 7, Vol. 1, p. 91, no. K910.Of compact form, one resting and facing ahead while the other clambers onto its back, the eyes inlaid with pale translucent horn and encircled with fine incision work, the underside well carved with the chick's feet, two asymmetrical himotoshi, and the signature TADAMITSU within an oblong reserve. The ivory bearing a fine, lustrous stain.HEIGHT 3.5 cmCondition: Very good condition, appealingly worn, minor age cracks, traces of use, fine honey-yellow patina.Provenance: Ex-collection Julius and Arlette Katchen, acquired from Sydney Moss Ltd., London, in 1974. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
A FINE STAINED MARINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A LOTUS LEAFUnsignedJapan, Tokyo, Asakusa District, late 19th centuryPublished: Virginia / Davey, Neil (2006) The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts, p. 246, IN66 (attached to an inro by Shibata Zeshin).The naturalistically carved, furled lotus leaf with neatly detailed veins applied with attractive, deep-stained blotches, the top carved with a lotus bud on a curved stem. The center with a metal insert and looped cord attachment.LENGTH 3.9 cmCondition: Good condition, minor wear, few minuscule nicks, some fine age cracks.Provenance: Ex-collection Virginia Atchley.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
IKKOSAI: A MASTERFUL MARINE IVORY NETSUKE OF MARINE LIFEBy Ikkosai (Toun), signed Ikkosai 一光齋Japan, Edo (Tokyo), mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)An intricately carved study comprising approximately thirty aquatic animals including various fish, an eel, spiny lobsters, a crab, a squid, an octopus, and a flounder, all with inlaid eyes of metal or horn. The entire carving is executed in splendid sukashi-bori (openwork), some of the individual specimens hidden away in the deepest crevices of the composition. The marine ivory has a lustrous yellow shine and is finely stained. Natural himotoshi and neatly incised signature IKKOSAI on a raised oval reserve underneath.LENGTH 4.6 cmCondition: Excellent condition, some very fine natural age cracks.Provenance: Ex-collection Teddy Hahn and Ex-collection Carre. Previously sold at Klefisch Cologne, 12th October 2014, lot 829 (sold for 10,500 EUR).For a discussion of the artist see the International Netsuke Society Journal (INSJ), vol. 39, no. 3, Fall 2019, pp. 20-28. The intricate carving and use of sukashi-bori exhibited in this netsuke are perhaps only equalled by Gyokuhosai Ryuchin.Literature comparison:A very similar ivory netsuke signed Toun, formerly in the Behrens collection (no. 1775), is in the British Museum accession no. 1945,1017.523.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
A RARE MARINE IVORY RYUSA MANJU NETSUKE WITH TWO BAKUStyle of Rensai, unsignedJapan, Tokyo, Asakusa District, mid to late 19th centuryPublished: Sydney L. Moss Ltd. (2016) Kokusai the Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. III, p. 420-421, no. 589.Of circular form, finely stained and stippled to imitate stag antler, delicately carved in openwork to depict two young baku frolicking amid leafy peony scroll, their tails encircling negative space to create circular apertures which are echoes elsewhere, the reverse with two reishi heads to either side of a formalized openwork kongo (vajra) design with central himotoshi.DIAMETER 4.1 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear as well as minimal age cracks and natural fissures.Provenance: Ex-collection June Schuerch.Baku are Japanese supernatural beings that are said to devour nightmares. According to legend, they were created by the spare pieces that were left over when the gods finished creating all other animals. They have a long history in Japanese folklore and art but are relatively rare as netsuke subjects, especially for ryusa netsuke.Literature comparison: The netsuke shares some similarities with the work of Ishikawa Rensai, including the stain and quality of carving. Compare a related ivory ryusa manju netsuke of two shishi amid clouds by Rensai, illustrated by Kuwayama, George (1977) The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, INCS Journal Vol. 5 No. 2, pp. 32-33, no. 25.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
A RARE IVORY SHUNGA NETSUKE OF A SLEEPING OKAME AND BOY WITH HARIKATAUnsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Barry Davies Oriental Art (1996) Netsuke from the Teddy Hahn Collection, p. 21, no. 15.Finely carved and superbly stained to depict Okame sleeping, her head resting on one hand, her kimono tied with a broad sash and decorated with diapered designs, her neatly incised hair tied up into a mushroom-shaped topknot, a blissful expression on her finely rendered face, a diminutive boy in a cloud-patterned robe reaching across her ample hips and lifting the hem of her robe with one hand, holding a harikata (artificial phallus) in the other, about to disturb the peaceful slumber of Okame. The subtle incision work heightened with sumi-e. The underside with two large, asymmetrical himotoshi.LENGTH 6.1 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and associated age cracks. Provenance: Ex-collection Teddy Hahn, Darmstadt. Barry Davies Oriental Art, Netsuke from the Teddy Hahn Collection, 9-22 November 1996, London. David Burditt, Datchett, England, acquired from the above. Peter Maslen, United Kingdom, acquired from the above.Literature comparison: Compare a related wood netsuke depicting Okame posing as a Chinese doctor's model, illustrated in Bushell, Raymond (1961) The Netsuke Handbook by Ueda Reikichi, p. 138, fig. 132. Compare a closely related ivory netsuke depicting a sleeping Okame, the child climbing over her holding a mask, illustrated in Coullery, Marie-Therese and Newstead, Martin S. (1977) The Baur Collection, pp. 58-59, no. C 8. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
A KYOTO SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE OF A FARMER GATHERING FLOWERS AND MUSHROOMSUnsigned Japan, Kyoto, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Boldly carved standing, the man laughing as he carries a large basket filled with flowers on his back, one hand holding the handle and the other supporting the base, wearing a loose-fitting robe secured at the waist, a large mushroom attached to his belt. The back with two generously excavated himotoshi. Though heavily worn, the facial expression bears some resemblance to the figures by the Kyoto carver Okatomo.HEIGHT 5 cmCondition: Very good condition with some wear due to extensive handling over a long period of time, few minuscule nicks, and expected age cracks. Fine, smooth, honey-brown patina.Provenance: The Gabor Wilhelm Collection, Paris. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
SHIGEMASA: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF URASHIMA TAROBy Shigemasa, signed Shigemasa 重正Japan, Osaka, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Depicting Urashima Taro opening the forbidden bejeweled box (tametebako), causing him to transform into an elderly man, much to his bewilderment. The box and his robe are finely incised with foliate designs heightened with sumi. The back and underside with himotoshi. The underside of the box with the signature SHIGEMASA.LENGTH 3.7 cmCondition: Good condition with minor surface wear, one toe restored.Provenance: French private collection, acquired from Dumas, Paris, on 5 July 1997.Literature comparison: Compare a near-identical netsuke by Shigemasa, illustrated in Meinertzhagen, Frederick / Lazarnick, George (1986) MCI, Part B, p. 732. Compare a closely related netsuke depicting the same subject by Masahiro in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, accession number MAR.O.153-1912. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
MINKOKU: A RARE IVORY NETSUKE OF ARABABA OPENING THE TREASURE BOXBy Shuyusai Minkoku (Minkoku III), signed Minkoku 眠谷 Japan, Edo/Tokyo, late 19th centuryDepicting a scene from the Tongue-Cut Sparrow (Shita-kiri Suzume), with the cantankerous Arababa, who cut the sparrow's tongue, opening the treasure box her husband had received. To her dismay, a host of demonic creatures emerges from the box, including the three-eyed rokurokubi with outstretched tongue, an oni with cymbals, a bakemono releasing snakes, and skeletons. The underside well carved with details such as skulls and the rope tied around the box, as well as a rectangular reserve incised with the signature MINKOKU.LENGTH 3.7 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear.Provenance: European collection.Literature comparison:A closely related netsuke by Tomochika is illustrated in Marie-Therese Coullery and Martin S. Newstead (1977) The Baur Collection, p. 180-181, no. C 439. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A FROG ON A TORTOISE Inscribed Tomotada 友忠Japan, Kyoto or Osaka, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Carved as a small frog clambering on a timid tortoise, its head almost entirely withdrawn into the shell, the carapace finely incised. The underside well-carved with the tortoise's retracted limbs and tail as well as the neatly incised plastron, further with two asymmetrical himotoshi and the signature TOMOTADA.LENGTH 4.2 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and few minuscule nicks.Provenance: From a private collection in Berlin, Germany, purchased from Kunsthandel Klefisch, Auction 81, 20 November 2004, Cologne, lot 786.Auction comparison:Compare to an ivory study of a frog on tortoise, inscribed Tomotada and attributed to Risuke Garaku, sold at Sotheby's, Japanese Works of Art, 17 June 1987, London, lot 2.
A RARE IVORY NETSUKE OF SHIROUnsignedJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Depicting Emma-o's attendant Shiro, who was sent to steal Daikoku's bag of rice, being attacked with a branch of holly by one of the lucky god's rats. Shiro is shown here in a cowering posture, biting into his folded arms in front of him, signifying his defeat. He has long hair, large horns and wears a tiger skin loincloth. The underside with generously excavated himotoshi.LENGTH 4.8 cmCondition: Very good condition with some wear and expected age cracks. Fine and smooth honey patina, particularly to the underside.Provenance: The Gabor Wilhelm Collection, Paris.Auction comparison: Compare a closely related ivory netsuke of Shiro, also dated late 18th century, at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 16 April 2021, Vienna, lot 13 (sold for 5,688 EUR). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
TOMOCHIKA: A RARE IVORY NETSUKE OF KINTOKI SUBDUING A BAKEMONO DISGUISED AS A KARAKOBy Tomochika, signed Tomochika 友親Japan, Edo (Tokyo), mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The warrior crouching over his demonic opponent and holding him down by the neck with one hand, the other hand about to draw his sheathed tanto, the bakemono in the guise of a boy wearing a patterned robe, only identifiable by the one eye on his forehead and the small detail of his hands and feet only having four appendages each. The warrior's ornate robe is incised with the character Kin, identifying him as Sakata Kintoki. The underside well carved and with the signature TOMOCHIKA within a wavy reserve. The ivory deeply stained, some red coloring and sumi used for the highlights.HEIGHT 4.3 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear.Provenance: The Gabor Wilhelm Collection, Paris.The present netsuke dynamically depicts the legend of Sakata Kintoki, who was affectionately known as Kintaro in his youth and later was one of the four retainers of the famous warrior leader Minamoto no Yorimitsu (948-1021). One day Kintoki and his colleague Usui Sandamitsu were on night-watch at Yorimitsu's mansion. They were passing time by playing the board game Go, when various goblins appeared one after another to kill Yorimitsu. The two warriors realized that the goblins were merely conjured up by the evil Earth Spider and succeeded in dispatching them, thereby protecting their lord. The netsuke captures the moment when Kintoki subdues the single-eyed demon, disguised as a young boy, and is about to draw his sword to kill it.Literature comparison:Compare an ivory manju netsuke depicting the same subject by Gyokuhosai, dated c. 1880, in the British Museum, museum number F.393 Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
A KYOTO SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE OF A SHISHIUnsigned Japan, Kyoto, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The shishi seated in an unusual position with all four paws on the ground and the head turned sideways, the mouth agape in a snarl with curled lips containing a loose ball, the wild mane and bushy tail finely incised and heightened with sumi, the muscular body well defined, the back with two asymmetrical himotoshi.HEIGHT 4 cmCondition: Good condition, appealingly worn, expected age cracks. Fine, smooth, honey-yellow patina.Provenance: The Gabor Wilhelm Collection, Paris.Auction comparison: Compare to a similar but restored ivory netsuke, recently sold at Lempertz, Asian Art, 27 June 2020, Cologne, lot 319 (sold for 4,250 EUR). Compare a related ivory netsuke of a shishi at Zacke, Japanese & Korean Art, 10 September 2021, Vienna, lot 290 (sold for 4,803 EUR). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
A RARE LACQUERED NETSUKE OF A MONKEY AND HARE ENGAGED IN KUBIHIKI (NECK WRESTLING)Unsigned Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely carved and lacquered, the monkey with gold fur and red skin as well as double-inlaid eyes in bone with dark pupils, the hare with silver fur and inlaid red eyes. A gold-lacquered rope is tied around their necks, with each of them vigorously pulling on it, seemingly in a stalemate, if only for the moment. Natural himotoshi between the two fighters' limbs.LENGTH 3.8 cmCondition: Very good condition with only very minor wear.Provenance: A private collection in the United States, assembled between the 1990s and 2010s.There are a number of wood and ivory netsuke depicting a monkey and hare in a wrestling match, although the execution in lacquer and the depiction of kubihiki (neck wrestling) appear to be unique for these two animals.
SEIKANSHI: AN IVORY MANJU NETSUKE DEPICTING NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATIONBy Seikanshi, signed Seikanshi 靜觀子Japan, Edo (Tokyo), mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Bushell, Raymond (1975) Netsuke Familiar & Unfamiliar, p. 140, no. 272.Lazarnick, George (1981) Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures (LNIA), Vol. 2, p. 923 (only the signature is illustrated).The ivory two-part manju netsuke carved in the front in high relief depicting a Namahage performer wearing a demonic mask and beating against a drum. The reverse with incised further decoration, asymmetrical himotoshi and the signature SEIKANSHI. The ivory bearing a fine, lustrous patina.DIAMETER 5 cmCondition: Very good condition, minor surface wear.Provenance: Ex-collection Raymond Bushell. Then collection Gabor Wilhelm, Paris.This rather rare artist was a maker of manju and katabori netsuke. There is an exceptionally fine ivory netsuke of dragons in the British Museum (accession no. OA+.24.) which compares favorably with dragons carved by Ikkosai. It is likely therefore that the artist comes from the lineage of Meikeisai Hojitsu and Ikkosai Kojitsu. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A DUTCHMAN COMBING HIS BEARDUnsignedJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Seated with one knee raised and looking up while combing his long beard, wearing a winter jerkin with buttons inlaid with dark horn, robes decorated with neatly incised diapered designs, and a broad-brimmed feathered hat, his finely rendered face with lively expression, the wide eyes with pupils inlaid with dark horn, the incision work heightened with sumi, the underside and back with chimney himotoshi.HEIGHT 4.8 cmCondition: Very good condition, appealingly worn, minor age cracks, traces of use, fine honey-yellow patina to the back.Provenance: Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 11 May 2017, London, lot 18 (sold for 2,000 GBP). A notable private collector, acquired from the above. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
JOSUI: A FINE EBONY AND IVORY NETSUKE OF A NAMAZU AND GOURDBy Josui, signed Josui 如水Japan, Tokyo, late 19th to early 20th centuryPublished: International Netsuke Society Journal (INSJ), vol. 24, no. 2, p. 20 (Review of the Yamato exhibition by Gabor Wilhelm).Finely carved as a namazu with glaring eyes inlaid in pale, translucent horn, a superbly polished ivory hyotan (double gourd) tied to the helpless mythical animal, the tail of the fish sweeping against the gourd, all details carved extremely well. The underside with good himotoshi, the smaller hole ringed with red lacquer. The gourd with the signature JOSUI within rectangular reserve. There is no further information available on the artist, but it can be assumed that he was a member of the So-school and probably a pupil of Miyazaki Joso (1855-1910).LENGTH 4.2 cmCondition: Excellent condition.Provenance: French private collection, purchased from Galerie Yamato, Paris, Autumn exhibition, 2004, no. 16.Legend has it that certain types of catfish (namazu) are responsible for the earthquakes that plague the islands of Japan. When aroused, these creatures would contort their bodies in such a way that gigantic tremors shook the area for miles and miles. The Shinto deity Kadori Myojin usually attempts to prevent such catastrophe with the help of his magic gourd.Literature comparison:For a green-stained ivory netsuke depicting gourds, by the same artist, see the International Netsuke Collector Society Journal (INCSJ) vol. 3, no. 3, p. 18. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
A GOOD IVORY NETSUKE OF SHOKI, ATTRIBUTED TO MITSUHARUAttributed to Mitsuharu, unsignedJapan, Kyoto, late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Carved in the typical manner of Mitsuharu and depicting the demon queller Shoki grabbing the rim of his hat and dynamically turning his head to the right. His mouth is slightly opened, his long beard is flowing to the sides, and the eyes formed by concentric rings give Shoki a slightly crazed expression. The demon hunter's characteristic double-edged ken sword is pointing downwards, ready to strike. The elaborately flowing robe is well-carved and decorated with sparse cloud designs. Large himotoshi through the back.HEIGHT 7 cm Condition: The feet are restored. Otherwise good condition with associated surface wear and age cracks.Provenance: Austrian private collection. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
NAGATOMO: A LARGE IVORY NETSUKE OF GAMA SENNIN AND HIS TOADBy Nagatomo, signed Nagatomo 長友Japan, Kyoto, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: International Netsuke Society Journal (2005), Vol. 25, No. 3, p. 40.Expressively carved standing with his toad clambering on his shoulder and head, wearing a loose-fitting robe tied at the waist and opening at the chest, revealing the emaciated rib cage, as well as an apron and skirt of artemisia leaves. His grinning face with a particularly grotesque expression marked by an apelike mouth, his and the toad's eyes inlaid with dark horn. The toad's skin is finely stippled while the sennin's muscles and pronounced veins are well rendered, his body hair and robe designs neatly incised, all heightened with sumi. Natural himotoshi between the sennin's robes and limbs. HEIGHT 8 cmCondition: One foot is restored. Otherwise good condition with some wear, expected minor age cracks, plugged nerve channels.Provenance: Galerie Yamato, Paris, 2005. French private collection, acquired from the above. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
AN EARLY IVORY NETSUKE OF A SAMBASO DANCERUnsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of flattened form, well carved as a sambaso dancer in a dynamic pose with one leg raised, leaning slightly forwards, the elbows bent and arms raised, shrouded in the long sleeves of his loose-fitting robe incised with foliate designs as well as stylized birds and waves, the garment folds and characteristic tall pointed hat with bold fine incision work as well, heightened with sumi, the back with two himotoshi.LENGTH 7.2 cmCondition: Good condition with some wear, expected age cracks, few minuscule nicks. Fine honey-yellow patina.Among the many traditional performing arts that have been handed down throughout Japanese history, sambaso is the classical performance that retains the oldest format. Its origins are said to be traceable all the way back to the story of Amaterasu Omikami, the mythical Japanese goddess of the sun and the heavens, and the Ama-no-Iwato (heavenly rock cave). This dance expresses the descent of a kami (Shinto god) to earth, and is the weightiest segment of a Noh play, handled as a Shinto rite. The dance is at times quiet and at times intense, as the flesh-and-blood human body dances the dance, and the form of the kami spirit inwardly dancing down comes in and out of view. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
DORAKU: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A SAMURAI TAKING OFF HIS ARMORBy Doraku, signed Doraku 道乐Japan, Osaka, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Well carved and superbly stained as a portly warrior standing, leaning slightly forwards as he removes his protective vest, the rest of his suit of armor on the ground before him, his face showing a strained expression, his hair elegantly falling in strands over the back, the fine incision work heightened with sumi, the back with two himotoshi, the warrior's loincloth signed to the back DORAKU. HEIGHT 4.8 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear and expected age cracks. Fine, smooth honey patina.Provenance: The Gabor Wilhelm Collection, Paris.Literature comparison: Compare a near-identical netsuke by Doraku, illustrated in Lazarnick, George (1981) Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, vol. 2, p. 1325. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A DOG AND YOUNG, ATTRIBUTED TO OKATOMOAttributed to Yamaguchi Okatomo, unsignedJapan, Kyoto, late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved, the mother seated on the rear haunches with one front paw on the ground and the other resting on the back of her pup snuggling up to her, both with fine expressions, floppy ears, tails swung to one side, and neatly incised fur heightened with sumi, the mother's spine precisely rendered, the underside well carved, several himotoshi between the two animals and their limbs, the side and underside with asymmetrical himotoshi.LENGTH 4.3 cmCondition: Superb condition with expected surface wear and very little age cracks. Fine, warm patina.Literature comparison: Though Okatomo carved several dogs, this variant of a female dog with pup is quite rare. Compare a similar ivory netsuke of a dog and young, also attributed to Okatomo, illustrated in Eskenazi (1993) Japanese Netsuke from the Carre Collection, p. 147, no. 183.Auction comparison: Compare a related ivory netsuke of a dog by Okatomo, in a similar pose as the mother dog in the present netsuke, 5.1 cm high, dated early 19th century, at Bonhams, The Harriet Szechenyi Sale of Japanese Art, 8 November 2011, London, lot 157 (sold for 46,850 GBP). Compare a related netsuke of a dog and young, also attributed to Okatomo and dated late 18th century, at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 29 October 2021, Vienna, lot 53 (sold for 6,320 EUR). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
IKKO: A RARE IVORY ASHTRAY NETSUKE DEPICTING THE THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER (SHOCHIKUBAI)By Hasegawa Ikko, signed Ikko 一光Japan, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Galerie Zacke (1988) Ausstellung Marcel Lorber: Japanische Netsuke aus seinem Nachlass, no. 12.Exhibited: Galerie Zacke, Ausstellung Marcel Lorber: Japanische Netsuke aus seinem Nachlass, 20 May – 30 June 1988, Vienna.Of ovoid form, the exterior superbly stained and intricately carved and undercut with a detailed relief of figures walking along a pathway with rockwork and the Three Friends of Winter – pine, bamboo, and plum – towards a holy figure seated in his retreat as a visitor with his attendant departs. The rim neatly incised with scroll designs. The incision work heightened with sumi. The himotoshi cleverly conceived, carved as the chasm below the bridge. The underside signed IKKO.LENGTH 4.5 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear and minimal age cracks. Fine patina.Provenance: Ex-collection Marcel Lorber (1900-1986).Auction comparison: Compare an ivory ashtray netsuke by Hasegawa Ikko at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 25 September 2020, Vienna, lot 261 (sold for 9,101 EUR). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF GATTEN WITH A LUNAR HAREUnsignedJapan, Edo (Tokyo), mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A fine carving depicting the moon goddess dressed in long flowing robes, wearing a billowing shawl over her shoulders, and holding a fan in her right hand, a small lunar hare beside her with large eyes inlaid in coral, the back with two himotoshi.HEIGHT 5.5 cmCondition: Good condition, appealingly worn, expected age cracks, few minuscule nicks, fine honey-yellow patina.Provenance: The Gabor Wilhelm Collection, Paris.Literature comparison:A similar netsuke by Masatoshi is illustrated in Schwarz, Karl M. (2001) Netsuke Subjects Addendum, pp. 8-9, no. A7.Auction comparison: Compare a closely related ivory netsuke by Masatoshi at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 3 December 2021, Vienna, lot 240 (sold for 2,781 EUR). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
KOKUSAI: A SUPERB IVORY RYUSA NETSUKE OF A DOUBLE-DRAGON MOKUGYOBy Ozaki Kokusai (1835-1892), signed Koku 谷齋Japan, Shiba, Tokyo, c. 1860-1880Published: Moss, Sydney L. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. II, no. 122.The circular ivory ryusa netsuke formed as a mokugyo with two confronting dragon heads as the handle, the mythical beasts mutually biting into a tama, their manes very finely carved and trailing down the upper area of the mokugyo, the swirling hairs terminating in pleasing curls. The body is superbly carved in openwork with reishi-head cloud scrolls and lotus leaves, the reverse with cresting waves around a shippo (cash coin) design and with a central himotoshi. Signed in sunken relief in an oval reserve with an “anchor” seal KOKUSAI. The use of this “anchor” seal character Koku 谷 is unprecedented in conjunction with the sai 齋 character seal.HEIGHT 3.9 cmCondition: Excellent condition, tiny hairline age crack near the opening of the mokugyo.Literature comparison:Compare to two other netsuke by Kokusai carved as double dragon-headed mokugyos, illustrated in Sydney L. Moss Ltd. (2016) Kokusai the Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. II, pp. 102-105, nos. 119 & 120. The present netsuke is certainly the most refined of the group. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
MITSUHIRO: A FINE IVORY OJIME WITH A FLOWERBy Ohara Mitsuhiro (1810-1875), signed Mitsuhiro 光廣 with kakihanJapan, Osaka, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of ovoid form, finely engraved in katakiri and kebori with a blossoming flower borne on a gnarled leafy stem, the leaves deeply carved, all superbly heightened with sumi, the reverse with the signature MITSUHIRO with a kakihan. The masterful use of sumi-e (ink) is highly characteristic of this important artist.LENGTH 1.3 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wearProvenance: Ex-collection Elinor “Elly” Nordskog (1919-2013). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
MITSUHIRO: A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF FUKUROKUJUSigned Mitsuhiro 光廣Japan, Osaka, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Zacke (1988), Ausstellung Marcel Lorber (1900-1986). 3.Teil: Japanische Netsuke aus seinem Nachlass, no. 58.A small, beautifully stained, and finely carved ivory netsuke depicting the lucky god Fukurokuju with a large forehead, dressed in a voluminous robe and with a characteristic cowl draped over his head. He is shown holding a fan and leaning against a large, gnarly cane. His robe is neatly incised with karakusa motifs. The back with small himotoshi and the underside with the neatly incised signature MITSUHIRO within an oval reserve.HEIGHT 3.3 cmCondition: Old repair to the staff. Otherwise fine condition.Provenance: Ex-collection Marcel Lorber (1900-1986), sold at Zacke in 1988 and since then in a Viennese private collection.Literature comparison:Compare to a related ivory netsuke of Fukurokuju on clouds, by Ohara Mitsuhiro, formerly in the Bushell collection, now in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) accession no. AC1998.249.174.Auction comparison:Compare to a related ivory netsuke of Fukurokuju, signed Mitsuhiro, sold at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 16 April 2021, Vienna, lot 77 (sold for 4,550 EUR). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
A RARE IVORY AND METAL KAGAMIBUTA WITH WASPUnsignedJapan, late 19th centuryThe open-worked metal disc formed as a wasp with neatly detailed features and with an amusing expression marked by large eyes. Set into a finely polished ivory bowl bearing a fine patina. Central himotoshi to the back, the cord attachment to the back of the disc. DIAMETER 4.2 cmCondition: Good condition, some age cracks to the bowl.Provenance: Purchased from Lempertz, Cologne, May 2014. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
KOKUSAI: A SUPERB IVORY RYUSA MANJU NETSUKE WITH SHISHI AMARYUBy Ozaki Kokusai (1835-1892), signed Koku 谷Japan, Shiba, Tokyo, c. 1860-1880Published: Moss, Sydney L. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. II, pp. 98-99, no. 117.The circular ivory openworked manju consisting of two parts, the detachable lid pierce-carved with a shishi-headed water dragon-like monster perched over an openwork shippomon (cash coin design) tama and a reishi-fungus, the mythical being's slender, sinuous body masterfully twisting around the design. The reverse further pierce-carved with cresting waves, as well as a stylized dragon-headed cloud, and two rather modernistic shippo medallions, one and possibly both of which bear the signature KOKU. The ingot-shaped cord attachment is on the back of the lid.DIAMETER 3.7 cmCondition: Excellent condition.Provenance: Ex-collection June Schuerch. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
SADAHIRO: A RARE IVORY NETSUKE OF TWO HATCHING DRAGONSBy Sadahiro, signed Sadahiro 定廣Japan, Osaka, 19th centuryWell carved as two ferocious dragons, each two-horned and three-clawed, emerging from a cracked egg, one with the mouth wide open and clutching a tama pearl, their writhing bodies with neatly incised scales, the underside with two himotoshi, signed to the side of the egg SADAHIRO.LENGTH 4.8 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear. Provenance: French private collection, acquired at Galerie Yamato, Paris, in 2000. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
KOKUSAI: A SUPERB IVORY NETSUKE OF VINE-OVERGROWN TEMPLE GONGBy Ozaki Kokusai (1835-1892), signed Koku 谷Japan, Shiba, Tokyo, c. 1860-1880Published: Moss, Sydney L. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. II, no. 142.Very finely carved as a decayed and discarded temple gong of flattened mokugyo type, a single suspension loop remaining, the other evidently lost a long time ago, the front decorated with a central lotus medallion, the material almost appearing like stag antler, a low relief kiri vine has overgrown the gong, leaf and tendril coiling across it and extending with further large leaves to the verso. To the interior of the “broken” reverse, half-obscured behind the overgrown leaves and vines, is the square sunken relief seal KOKU. Natural himotoshi. The ivory is beautifully stained.LENGTH 4.2 cmCondition: Excellent condition, the losses and wear are simulated. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
A RARE MARINE TOOTH NETSUKE OF SONGOKUUnsignedJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The monkey king Songoku is dressed in typical attire, wearing a tiara, and leaning against his staff. He is facing upwards and exclaiming, his hand raised and proudly presenting one of his monkey warriors. The hairwork is neatly incised and appealingly worn, the natural lustrous gleam of the material shining through. Large, asymmetrical himotoshi through the back.HEIGHT 6.7 cmCondition: Some natural imperfections such as age cracks and open nerve channels. Generally, in good condition with minor wear.Provenance: The Gabor Wilhelm Collection, Paris.The monkey king Songoku is rarely seen in netsuke art and is derived from China where he is known as Sun Wukong. It is likely that this character was influenced by the Hindu deity Hanuman, the monkey god, from the Ramayana epic.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A RECLINING HOTEI WITH UCHIWA (FAN)Unsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Sydney L. Moss Ltd. (2016) Kokusai the Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. I, no. 33.Finely carved in a reclining posture, holding an uchiwa, the netsuke of a type meant to be worn horizontally reclining on the top of the obi, and possibly also functioning as a brushrest. His loose robe with finely carved folds and opening at the chest to reveal his rotund belly and ample chest, a cheerful expression on his chubby face, the mouth agape in a laugh, the back with two generously excavated, asymmetrical himotoshi.LENGTH 7.4 cmCondition: Very good condition, appealingly worn, expected age cracks, superb patina to the reverse.Provenance: Ex-collection June Schuerch.Netsuke such as the present lot and no. 3 are of unusually high quality for early figural ivory netsuke. Unlike the seated Hotei types, which tend to follow earlier Chinese models, these horizontal variants are purely Japanese in concept. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A EUROPEAN DOGUnsignedJapan, Kyoto, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The floppy-eared dog standing foursquare, the front legs unusually long, the tail curled, and wearing a collar attached with a bell. This clearly foreign dog has a most unusual expression marked by an elongated snout and large inlaid eyes of reddish horn. The fur is neatly incised and attractively worn. Good himotoshi to the back.HEIGHT 5.7 cmCondition: Very good condition, minor surface wear and age cracks.Provenance: Austrian private collection.Literature comparison:Compare to two European dogs (the present dog looks like it could be the offspring of the two), each signed Tomotada, illustrated in Sagemonoya (2011) Netsuke Opus 20, nos. 110-111. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
A GOOD KYOTO SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE OF A DOG WITH KEMARI BALLAttributed to the workshop of Okatomo, unsignedJapan, Kyoto, c. 1800, Edo period (1615-1868)Deftly carved as a male dog with its back arched and head lowered, one paw firmly pressing down on a kemari ball, the pupils inlaid in dark horn. The netsuke is carved in the typical manner of the Okatomo workshop. Note the minutely engraved hairwork and the powerfully expressed spine and rib cage. Good himotoshi through the back and underside. The ivory bearing a fine yellowish patina.HEIGHT 4 cmCondition: Excellent condition with typical wear.Provenance: Ex-collection Conte Don Enrico Lucchesi Palli, Monarch of Campofranco. Purchased in 1889, when he accompanied his cousin Enrico (Henry), Prince of Parma, Earl of Bardi, on a tour of the world from 1887-1891. Thence by descent within the same family.Auction comparison:For a closely related netsuke by Okatomo see Bonhams, The Harriet Szechenyi Sale of Japanese Art, 8 November 2011, London, lot 157 (sold for 46,850 GBP). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
OZAWA SHURAKU: AN IVORY AND SHIBUICHI NETSUKE DEPICTING AN AMA AND AMOROUS OCTOPUSBy Ozawa Shuraku (1830-1894), signed Shuraku 秀楽 with kakihanJapan, Edo/Tokyo, second half of 19th centuryOf circular form, the ivory bowl fitted with a shibuichi plate finely decorated in gold, silver, and copper takazogan as well as kebori and katakiribori to depict a semi-nude ama (girl diver) standing on the shore being pleasured by a ravenous octopus, a number of sailing boats in the background, signed to the right SHURAKU with a kakihan.DIAMETER 4.7 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear and traces of use.Provenance: Ex-collection Teddy Hahn, Darmstadt.Ozawa Shuraku (d. 1894) was a noted maker of sword fittings, kagamibuta plates and metal clasps for tobacco pouches.Literature comparison: Compare a related ivory and shibuichi kagamibuta netsuke by Shuraku, also with an octopus, dated ca. 1850-1900, in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number M.1387-1926. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
Vinyl - 11 Soul / Northern Soul / Funk albums including rarities and Motown Records, featuring Jackie Ivory - Soul Discovery (UK Atlantic all 5046) VG+ / VG. Marvin Gaye - What?s Going On (French Motown, 2c 064-92.585) VG+ / VG+, Betty Everett & Jerry Butler - Delicious Together (UK, Joy Records, JOY 123) VG+ / VG+, also including: Lorraine Ellison, Edwin Starr & Blinky, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Four Tops, Aretha Franklin (Plum labels issue), Wah Wah Watson, Jimmy Ruffin and Shirley Brown
Africa.- ?Gadanika (N.) 3 Autograph Letters signed to "My dear Toplis" & unknown, together 23pp., in ink and pencil, folds, Chipamba [Nyasaland, modern day Malawi] & elsewhere, 1895-97, describing his life in Africa, "... Kasoma & Kawongo, two... Kavendo Chiefs sent me between them 19 fine ivory bracelets and a beautifully dressed & ornamented lechwé [antelope] skin - as well as a sheep & goat", folds; and 4 other pieces, manuscripts and printed items including a printed subscription article on "Sources of the Nile", v.s., v.d. (5).
Italy.- Zuccagni-Orlandini (Attillio) Twenty-six folio plates from ''Atlante Geografico dell Italia', Italian views of cities, landscapes and buildings of interest, engravings on ivory wove paper, each sheet approx. 305 x 430 mm (12 x 16 7/8 in), some with blind-stamps, trimmed with small margins, some minor damp-stains and browning, all unframed, [circa 1860] (26).
![NO RESERVE Russia.- Benois (Alexandre) [Tsarskoe Selo in the Reign of Empress Elisaveta Petrovna], [one of 200 copies], text](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e2557cbd-211b-4fc1-8806-ae7500f8cf0e/39f859fe-8aac-478f-a558-ae750100919d/468x382.jpg)
NO RESERVE Russia.- Benois (Alexandre) [Tsarskoe Selo in the Reign of Empress Elisaveta Petrovna], [one of 200 copies], text in Russian, mounted plates, illustrations, decorations, some colour, a few missing, severe water- & damp-staining, contemporary red morocco, gilt, t.e.g., ivory silk moiré endpapers, worn, rebacked preserving most of original spine, 4to, St.Petersburg, 1910; sold not subject to return⁂ A sad remnant of a magnificent production, a record of the baroque splendour of the Empress Elizabeth's palace designed by Rastrelli.
A HUNTING CARPET IN TABRIZ STYLEWith coral pink field woven with a design of closely formed equestrian figures, animals, birds, trees and flowers within an ivory ground main border decorated with lotus trees and animals, four narrow guard stripes and a coral outer border; knotted fringesApproximately 407 x 306cmCondition Report: Some minor wear to pile overall. Fringing to both ends with losses, fraying and wear - see images. Some surface dirt and discolourations, could benefit from cleaning. Some small isolated losses to pile from old moth - see images for extent. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Y A RECTANGULAR TORTOISESHELL AND IVORY STRUNG TEA CADDYSECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURYThe lid enclosing two subsidiary lidded canisters13cm high, 20cm wide, 13cm deepCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useOld splits and cracks, some chips and losses, and some opening to joints, the lid is loose at the hingesInternally there are two removable canisters, the lids of these have warped and the internal linings of these are virtually entirely lackingThere is no key and there is no lock, the catch to the lid is all that remainsthe silver coloured metal areas with some discolouration, some losses to the extremities of the handle-platePlease refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer
Y A GEORGE III TORTOISESHELL TEA CADDYCIRCA 1800Of canted rectangular form, the banded lid enclosing two subsidiary covers13.5cm high, 16cm wide, 10.5cm deepCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useOld splits and cracks, some chips and losses, and some opening to jointsThe interior lining with cracks, losses and wear overall the internal lids are warped out of shape and do not sit flush to the interior there is no key but the lock is open at time of reportThe silver coloured metal areas with some discolourationPlease note there is no ivory present in this lotPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer
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