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Click here to subscribeA KYOTO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A FAT RATJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Well-carved as a decidedly fat rat, lowering its head and gnawing at a bean with inlaid incisors. The fur is neatly incised, and the large eyes are inlaid in dark horn. The thick tail curls around the himotoshi underneath.LENGTH 4.3 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear. Fine, dark patina.Provenance: European collection.
A GLAZED CERAMIC (YAKIMONO) NETSUKE OF SHOKIJapan, 19th centuryThe demon queller striding in a dynamic pose with the legs bent, holding his trusty sword with one hand and raising the other hand with the palm facing upward. He is shrouded in a silvery black, loose-fitting robe cascading in voluminous folds. Two asymmetrical himotoshi to the back.HEIGHT 5.2 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing flaws.Provenance: German private collection.
MASANAO: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A RATBy Masanao, signed MasanaoJapan, Ise-Yamada, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Superbly carved as a rat (nezumi) looking upwards and lifting its right hind leg to scratch itself. The fur is very finely incised, smoothed from wear, and the eyes are inlaid. Note the thick well-carved tail which curls around underneath, forming the natural himotoshi. Signed within a polished reserve MASANAO.HEIGHT 4.5 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor associated surface wear. The inlaid eyes are replaced.Provenance: French private collection.Auction comparison:For a wood netsuke of a balled rat, executed in similar style, by Masanao, see Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 25 September 2020, Vienna, lot 115 (sold for 8,216 EUR).
A CHARMING OLD WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECLINING DOGJapan, 18th centuryA stylized netsuke with a very appealing aji (patina). The dog is lying with its head resting on its front legs, the hind legs tucked under the body. Large, functional himotoshi underneath.LENGTH 5.4 cmCondition: Good condition with surface wear and few minuscule nicks.Provenance: Ex-collection Teddy Hahn, Darmstadt, acquired from Rolf Schmoll in 1993.Literature comparison:Compare to a closely related netsuke in The World of Netsuke, The Werdelmann Collection at the museum kunst palast Düsseldorf, 2005, p. 159, no. 637.
DERKACHENKO: A WOOD AND MAMMOTH IVORY SHUNGA NETSUKE OF A KARAKO WITH OCTOPUSBy Ukrainian contemporary artist Alexander Derkachenko, signed with the artist's markThe karako seated on a finely carved wood basket, one hand reaching between his legs. An octopus with inlaid eyes is behind his back inside a further basket. The netsuke reveals a little secret when shaken - a little mammoth ivory section of a tentacle is shown through a crack to the basket.HEIGHT 5.7 cmCondition: Excellent condition.
A GROUP OF THREE WOOD NETSUKE OF HOTEIJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The first of dark wood depicting Hotei leaning on his treasure bag, good himotoshi. The second with Hotei and karako seated inside the treasure bag and holding an open scroll. The third depicting a further Hotei seated with a karako at his side, signed to the underside.HEIGHT c. 4 cm eachCondition: Very good condition with wear and few age cracks. Provenance: German private collection.
SHUMIN: A WOOD NETUSKE OF KARAKO WITH DRUMBy Shumin, signed Shumin Japan, Edo (Tokyo), ca. 1850, Edo Period (1615-1868) The finely carved wood netsuke of a seated Karako, beating a drum between his legs, with inlaid eyes and an Okame mask tied to the back of his head. The two metal-inlaid himotoshi through the underside of Karako and the signature on the bottom of the drum SHUMIN.HEIGHT 3.8 cmCondition: Minor surface wear. The right arm has been restored, and the mask has been reattached. Provenance: French private collection.
A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A SEVERED NIO HEADBy Shinsai, signed Shinsai 眞齋Japan, first half of 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Expressively carved with large bulging eyes with inlaid pupils, a prominent jaw, pronounced cheek bones, pendulous earlobes, the neatly engraved and inked hair tied in a high chignon set by a chrysanthemum-tiara. The ivory bearing a fine patina, particularly in the back. Himotoshi through the back and underside. Signed beneath SHINSAI.HEIGHT 4 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and few natural age cracks.Provenance: European collection P. Jacquesson, purchased from Rosemary Bandini in San Francisco on 29 September 2005.This item contains or is made from elephant ivory 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. Please note that in compliance with EU regulation effective January 19th, 2022, all items carved from elephant ivory before 1947 must carry a legal trade permit issued by the Austrian ministry of trade, or any other appropriate authority within the European Union. For this reason, any sale of such item can only be concluded after such permit has been granted. All payments made prior to the issuance of the respective permit will be held in escrow until the application for the permit has been approved. Please note that according to EU regulation it may take up to 3 months until the permit has been granted. In case the permit is declined, or not granted after 3 months, the payment will be returned to the client immediately.
TWO EBONY WOOD NETSUKEUnsignedJapan, 19th centuryOne carved as a pilgrim's hat with a himotoshi bar to the underside, the other as a sage leaning against a rock with a large fan carved and incised to the reverse, with himotoshi to the reverse and underside.HEIGHT 4.2 cm (the sage) and 2.6 cm (the pilgrim's hat)Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear.Provenance: US private collection.
MASAYOSHI: AN EBONY NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT OXBy Masayoshi, signed Masayoshi 正義Japan, Nagoya, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Lying with its head turned to the side and its legs drawn in for compactness, the eyes double-inlaid with pale and dark horn. The underside with two symmetrical himotoshi and the signature MASAYOSHI.LENGTH 4.8 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear, few light scratches, and minute natural age cracks.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie's, Sotheby's, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA's Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.Auction comparison: Compare a related ebony netsuke of a recumbent ox by Ikkan, also dated to the 19th century, at Bonhams, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art Part I, 9 November 2010, London, lot 130 (sold for 10,200 GBP).
REIGEN: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A DRAGON HATCHLINGBy Geijo Reigen (born 1935), signed ReigenJapan, c. 1970Published: Lazarnick, George (1981) Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, Vol. 2, p. 866.An attractively compact netsuke, finely carved and stained as a dragon emerging from an egg and baying its head. The scales and flaming body are finely incised, the tail at the back sweeps to the side. Large, asymmetrical himotoshi underneath and signed REIGEN.HEIGHT 3.6 cmCondition: Excellent condition.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman, purchased from Wakayama, Tokyo, in 1976. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie's, Sotheby's, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA's Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A CHINESE MANJapan, early to mid-18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Carved in tobori (Chinese style), depicting a man reclining on the rounded rectangular base, his head resting on his arm, holding a fan in the other hand, wearing a loose-fitting robe tied at the waist and a conical hat, the face with a calm expression, the long beard neatly incised. Himotoshi to the back and underside.HEIGHT 3.2 cm, WIDTH 3.5 cmCondition: Good condition, appealingly worn, natural age cracks, old chip to the hat smoothened over time. Fine, honey-gold patina.Provenance: French private collection.This item contains or is made from elephant ivory 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. Please note that in compliance with EU regulation effective January 19th, 2022, all items carved from elephant ivory before 1947 must carry a legal trade permit issued by the Austrian ministry of trade, or any other appropriate authority within the European Union. For this reason, any sale of such item can only be concluded after such permit has been granted. All payments made prior to the issuance of the respective permit will be held in escrow until the application for the permit has been approved. Please note that according to EU regulation it may take up to 3 months until the permit has been granted. In case the permit is declined, or not granted after 3 months, the payment will be returned to the client immediately.
YOSHINAO: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF GAMA SENNINBy Yoshinao, signed 吉直 Yoshinao Japan, Kyoto, late 18th century to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The finely carved ivory netsuke depicting a reclining, bulky Gama Sennin, his loosely fitted robe revealing his bulging stomach and chest. The large three-legged toad with inlaid eyes clambering over the immortal. Good, well-hollowed himotoshi and signature underneath YOSHINAO.LENGTH 6.4 cm Condition: Very good condition with natural age cracks and wear. Provenance: German private collection.This item contains or is made from elephant ivory 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. Please note that in compliance with EU regulation effective January 19th, 2022, all items carved from elephant ivory before 1947 must carry a legal trade permit issued by the Austrian ministry of trade, or any other appropriate authority within the European Union. For this reason, any sale of such item can only be concluded after such permit has been granted. All payments made prior to the issuance of the respective permit will be held in escrow until the application for the permit has been approved. Please note that according to EU regulation it may take up to 3 months until the permit has been granted. In case the permit is declined, or not granted after 3 months, the payment will be returned to the client immediately.
KAJIKAWA AND MASAYOSHI: A SUPERB AND VERY RARE GOLD LACQUER AND METAL-INLAID SEVEN-CASE INRO DEPICTING THE KACHI-KACHI YAMA STORYBy a member of the Kajikawa family (for the lacquerwork) and by Ishiguro Masayoshi (for the metalwork), signed Kajikawa 梶川 saku 作 with red 'tsubo' seal Ei 榮 and Masayoshi 政美 with kakihanJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: Eskenazi (1984) Japanese Netsuke, Ojime, Inro, Lacquer-ware, pp. 54-55, no. 114. The seven-case inro of upright form with rounded edges, featuring a gold kinji and mura nashiji ground, beautifully lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, as well as masterfully inlaid in shakudo, silver, and gold, depicting the Kachi-Kachi yama legend. The front shows the rabbit standing triumphantly towards the prow of his metal-lined boat, raising its oar about to striking down the tanuki, who clings on to the barge of his mud-boat, which is inlaid in pewter. The reverse with the full moon inlaid in silver, rising above the turbulent sea and the interior of rich gyobu; signed for the lacquer KAJIKAWA saku with a red 'tsubo' (pot) seal Ei and for the metalwork, MASAYOHI with a kakihan within a rectangular gold reserve. With a black horn ojime.HEIGHT 8.8 cmCondition: Excellent condition with hardly any wear.Provenance: Ex-collection Gretchen Kroch Kelsch. Then Ex-collection Ted Wrangham, collection no.1839, purchased from Eskenazi Ltd., London, in 1987. Edward A. 'Ted' Wrangham (1928-2009) formed one of the most important collections of Japanese Art in modern times. His reference book 'The Index of Inro Artists' (1995) is considered one of the most important English-language studies on Japanese lacquer ever published.A masterfully lacquered and metal-inlaid inro, not only featuring a very rare design but also with seven compartments (!). The Kachi-Kachi yama story, also known as the Farmer and the Badger, is one of the few Japanese folktales in which a badger (tanuki) is a murderous villain rather than the boisterous, corpulent alcoholic. The episode depicted here is when the tanuki challenged the rabbit to a life and death contest to prove who was the better creature. They were each to build a boat and race across a lake in them. The rabbit carved its boat out of a fallen tree trunk, but the foolish tanuki made a boat of mud. At first, the two competitors were evenly matched, but the badger's mud boat began to dissolve in the middle of the lake and instead of saving the badger, the rabbit strikes him with an oar, and proclaimed his friendship with the innocent human couple whom the wicked badger had earlier inflicted its horrible deeds - thus revealing his revenge.The name Kachi-Kachi yama (meaning fire-crackle mountain) comes from the especially painful trick that the rabbit played, prior to the scene depicted on the inro. While the tanuki was carrying a heavy load of kindling on his back to make a campfire for the night, he was so burdened that he did not immediately notice when the rabbit set fire to the kindling. Soon, the crackling sound reached its ears and it asked the rabbit what the sound was. "It is Kachi-Kachi Yama" the rabbit replied. "We are not far from it, so it is no surprise that you can hear it!". Eventually, the fire reached the tanuki's back, burning it badly, but without killing it.
GYOKUSAI: A FINE INLAID WOOD NETSUKE OF A KAPPA WITH CUCUMBERBy Gyokusai, signed Gyokusai 玉齋Japan, Tokyo, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Published: Euronetsuke, vol. 23, Winter 2003, p. 18, no. 21.Well carved seated with the knees bent, holding a large cucumber of green-stained stag antler in its lap, the emaciated rib cage and turtle-like carapace neatly detailed, the grimacing face expressing the yokai's ravenous hunger, the eyes double-inlaid with pale and dark horn and the fangs inlaid with bone. Signed to one leg on the underside GYOKUSAI. Himotoshi through the back.HEIGHT 4.1 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear.Provenance: Estate of Günther Kauth (1946-2016), Frankfurt am Main. Acquired at Klefisch, Cologne, 30 November 2002, lot 668, and thence by descent.According to folklore there are two ways to escape a kappa-encounter unharmed. One is to feed it with a cucumber, which is the kappa's favorite food and the other is to bow, as kappa are exceedingly polite creatures and find it difficult to resist returning a bow. This is a problem for the kappa as the cavity on top of their head retains water, and if this is damaged or its liquid is lost (either through spilling or drying up), the kappa is severely weakened.Auction comparison:Compare a closely related wood netsuke by Jugyoku, dated mid-19th century, at Lempertz, Japanese Art, 5 December2015, Cologne, lot 746 (sold for 3,968 EUR).
KOKU: AN IVORY RYUSA MANJU NETSUKE WITH A STYLIZED FLORAL PATTERNSigned KokuJapan, late 19th centuryThe two-part ivory ryusa manju netsuke finely stained and carved in openwork depicting a stylized floral pattern. The central himotoshi and the circular cord attachment inside, with the signature to the center of the lower part of the netsuke - KOKU (for Kokusai).DIAMETER 4.7 cmCondition: Good condition with old wear and few minor nicks to edges. Provenance: French private collection.This item contains or is made from elephant ivory 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. Please note that in compliance with EU regulation effective January 19th, 2022, all items carved from elephant ivory before 1947 must carry a legal trade permit issued by the Austrian ministry of trade, or any other appropriate authority within the European Union. For this reason, any sale of such item can only be concluded after such permit has been granted. All payments made prior to the issuance of the respective permit will be held in escrow until the application for the permit has been approved. Please note that according to EU regulation it may take up to 3 months until the permit has been granted. In case the permit is declined, or not granted after 3 months, the payment will be returned to the client immediately.
A DARK WOOD NETSUKE OF A MOKUGYOJapan, 19th centuryThe dark wood netsuke depicting a mokugyo (temple bell) with neatly incised confronting dragon handles. Natural himotoshi.HEIGHT 4.6 cmCondition: Good condition with minor traces of wear and age and tiny cracks. Provenance: European private collection.
A SMALL IVORY NETSUKE OF A FEMALE IMMORTALJapan, Edo (Tokyo), first half of 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Depicting a seated female immortal dressed in an elaborately worked robe and leaning with one arm on a rectangular low table. Her hair is arranged in a chignon, and she holds a rope with both hands. One himotoshi through the underside, the other one 'hidden' under the table.HEIGHT 3 cmCondition: Good condition with age-related wear and some old, smoothed-out chips. Provenance: French private collection.This item contains or is made from elephant ivory 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. Please note that in compliance with EU regulation effective January 19th, 2022, all items carved from elephant ivory before 1947 must carry a legal trade permit issued by the Austrian ministry of trade, or any other appropriate authority within the European Union. For this reason, any sale of such item can only be concluded after such permit has been granted. All payments made prior to the issuance of the respective permit will be held in escrow until the application for the permit has been approved. Please note that according to EU regulation it may take up to 3 months until the permit has been granted. In case the permit is declined, or not granted after 3 months, the payment will be returned to the client immediately.
A POWERFUL KYOTO SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE OF A TIGER ON BAMBOOUnsignedJapan, Kyoto, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Similar to no. 49, yet carved from ivory and bearing a deep-yellow patina. The mighty animal strides across the bamboo rod with a leafy sprig growing from the separation point of the two nodes, and turns its head to the left, baring its fangs and snarling. The fur markings are finely incised and inked. Himotoshi through the bamboo rod.LENGTH 5 cmCondition: Very good condition, appealingly worn, minuscule nick to the tail, natural age cracks.Provenance: English private collection.Auction comparisons:A related netsuke was sold by Van Ham, Asian Art, 7 December 2017, Cologne, lot 2336 (sold for 3,000 EUR). Another was sold by Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 19 March 2013, New York, lot 2133 (sold for 6,875 USD). Another was recently sold by Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 25 September 2020, Vienna, lot 66 (sold for 4,880 EUR).This motif is called take no tora, "tiger in bamboo". There are many different interpretations; the tiger has a strong nature, is flexible and resilient like the bamboo, but it is also said that the strong tiger is looking for shelter underneath the bamboo, as any earthly power is inferior to the forces of nature. Moreover, the tiger and bamboo represent the power of faith in Buddhism.This item contains or is made from elephant ivory 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. Please note that in compliance with EU regulation effective January 19th, 2022, all items carved from elephant ivory before 1947 must carry a legal trade permit issued by the Austrian ministry of trade, or any other appropriate authority within the European Union. For this reason, any sale of such item can only be concluded after such permit has been granted. All payments made prior to the issuance of the respective permit will be held in escrow until the application for the permit has been approved. Please note that according to EU regulation it may take up to 3 months until the permit has been granted. In case the permit is declined, or not granted after 3 months, the payment will be returned to the client immediately.
A TALL WOOD NETSUKE OF ASHINAGA AND TENAGAJapan, 19th centuryA tall wood netsuke of the legendary symbiotic yokai fishermen Ashinaga and Tenaga. The long-legged Ashinaga is struggling to carry Tenaga on his back with his short arms. Large, functional himotoshi.HEIGHT 13.6 cmCondition: Good condition with traces of wear and small age cracks. Provenance: French private collection.
A TALL EARLY EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF IKKAKU SENNIN CARRYING THE LADY OF BENARESUnsignedJapan, Edo (Tokyo), late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A tall wood netsuke of Ikkaku Sennin carrying the lady of Benares, one hand supporting her on his back and the other holding her hand gently, symbolizing his love for her, whilst his expression somewhat foreshadows his predicament. The superb color of the wood, expressively carved garment folds and large himotoshi are all indicative of an early Edo school netsuke, likely from the circle of hands around Shugetsu/Gessen/Gessho or even Jobun.HEIGHT 9 cmCondition: Very good condition with one old and worn-down chip to the edge of one foot.Provenance: Acquired at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 14 May 2015, London, lot 33 (sold for 2,125 GBP).The subject is derived from the Noh play titled 'Ikkaku Sennin', written by Komparu Zembo Motoyasu (1453-1532). Ikkaku Sennin, the one-horned rishi, once slipped on a hill near Benares and in his anger captured the dragon kings and kept them from letting rain fall from the sky. He is then seduced by a beautiful lady from Benares and eventually loses all his power, thus freeing the dragon kings and ending a terrible drought.
A RARE MARINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A RAT ON LEAFY DAIKONJapan, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The rat with inlaid eyes seated atop a two-forked radish with finely carved leaves. The underside shows a stunning color and the large himotoshi.LENGTH 5.3 cmCondition: Very good condition, minimal wear, fine patina.Provenance: German private collection, acquired from Kunsthandel Klefisch, Auktion 60, June 1996, Cologne, lot 583 (described as Narwhal tooth).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.
UEDA KOHOSAI: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A BIZEN WARE CERAMIC MODEL OF HOTEIBy Ueda Kohosai (died 1907), signed Kohosai Japan, Osaka, second half of 19th centuryThe finely stained ivory netsuke of a bizen ceramic model depicting Hotei, wearing a long flowing robe, revealing his bulging belly and chest, holding a fan in his right hand and his treasure sack in the left hand with a cheerful expression on his face. One single himotoshi through the back and the signature KOHOSAI.HEIGHT 4.2 cm Condition: Good condition with minor surface wear. Provenance: German private collection.This item contains or is made from elephant ivory 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. Please note that in compliance with EU regulation effective January 19th, 2022, all items carved from elephant ivory before 1947 must carry a legal trade permit issued by the Austrian ministry of trade, or any other appropriate authority within the European Union. For this reason, any sale of such item can only be concluded after such permit has been granted. All payments made prior to the issuance of the respective permit will be held in escrow until the application for the permit has been approved. Please note that according to EU regulation it may take up to 3 months until the permit has been granted. In case the permit is declined, or not granted after 3 months, the payment will be returned to the client immediately.
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A SINIU AND MONKEYJapan, early 18th centuryBoldly carved as a recumbent siniu with the legs drawn in and long neck raised high, a small monkey seated on its back and playing with its beard, their features well detailed and heightened with sumi (ink). Himotoshi to the body on one side and the underside.HEIGHT 5 cmCondition: Good condition with old wear and minor natural age cracks. Fine, honey-brown patina.Provenance: French private collection.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related ivory netsuke of a siniu with a monkey, dated late 18th century, illustrated in Davey, Neil K. (1974) Netsuke: A comprehensive study based on the M.T. Hindson Collection, p. 327, no. 1000.Auction comparison:Compare a related ivory seal netsuke, carved with a siniu in a similar posture, dated late 18th century, at Christie's London in Japanese Ceramics & Works of Art on 8 November 2007, lot 7 (sold for 6,875 GBP).This item contains or is made from elephant ivory 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. Please note that in compliance with EU regulation effective January 19th, 2022, all items carved from elephant ivory before 1947 must carry a legal trade permit issued by the Austrian ministry of trade, or any other appropriate authority within the European Union. For this reason, any sale of such item can only be concluded after such permit has been granted. All payments made prior to the issuance of the respective permit will be held in escrow until the application for the permit has been approved. Please note that according to EU regulation it may take up to 3 months until the permit has been granted. In case the permit is declined, or not granted after 3 months, the payment will be returned to the client immediately.
Group of carved wood netsukesJapanese, including a clam shell with carved figures, various animals, skeleton and others, (15)Condition report:All have overall light wear use/display wear. Crab netsuke has old repair. Dog of fo has a small split/crack. the skull has a large split and teeth missing
LARGE JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE - SIGNED Meiji period, carved in the form of a warship with figurehead, and with various figures on board, signed to the base, with a couple of chips (5 1/2cms diameter). Also with a smaller carved ivory netsuke of a figure with a back pack and child by his side (signed), with a couple of small chips, and a small ivory figure (both around 3.5cms high. (3)
CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE CUP Kangxi marks but late Qing Dynasty, the small cup painted with flowers and insects amongst rocky outcrops. Character marks to base, chip to rim. 7.5cms high. Also with a small Chinese blue and white bowl, a small Japanese ivory netsuke of a buddhist lion (3.5cms high), and two ivory cat groups mounted on a wooden stand. (4)
JAPANESE SIGNED IVORY OKIMONO - OKUBO Meiji period, a detailed carved ivory of a gentleman, holding one sword in one hand with another sword under the other, also holding a fan behind it's back, signed to the base for Okubo, 13cms high. Also with a small ivory carved netsuke, holding a fan in one hand and with mother of pearl inlay, signed (possibly Inada Ichiro) 5.5cms high. (2)
A group of small cabinet items, a brass pen wipe in the form of a pig, 8.5cm wide, a 19thC faience pig with basket on a circular base, 11.5cm wide, an ivory Japanese netsuke in the form of an old man kneeling over a basket of food, 3cm high, two match cases, and a spelter figure of The Spinario, After The Antique, 11cm high, (many pieces AF).
$A RED AND ROIRO LACQUERED TWO-COMPARTMENT WOODEN INROJapan, Edo periodAdorned with a shishi and with flowers together with a rock. Together with its silk thread, its ivory ojime with carved faces and its boxwood netsuke representing a shishi.H: 5,3 cm - w: 7 cm§Bidders should be advised that importation regulations of several countries, including the US, prohibits the importation of ivory and that of coral, or any goods containing same. Therefore Adams advises prospective purchasers who intend to ship lots containing either ivory or other specimen that fall under CITES regulation, to another country to familiarise themselves with the relevant importation regulations prior to bidding. Adams will not be responsible for shipping items herein and the onus will be on the buyer to organise shipping at their own behest.
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