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Unusual ivory carved netsuke in the form of a chick with stone set eyes emerging from an egg, H: 31 mm, unsigned. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a scribe with a boy on his back carrying a paintbrush, H: 35 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a couple, the man with a fish, the woman pouring tea, H: 45 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a seated scribe, H: 31 cm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a seated God holding a hammer, H: 40 mm, unsiged. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a standing street vendor carrying a basket, H: 64 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a seated bearded man with a sack, H: 35 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a seated man with fruit in a basket, H: 35 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a circular dragon, D: 48 mm, signed to base. Overall good condition with no damages or splits. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a man styling his hair in front of a mirror, H: 40 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a bearded man seated on a cushion holding a staff, H: 40 mm, signed to base P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a man beating a pouch with a stick, H: 35 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a man carrying an axe with a boy on his back, H: 42 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a Daruma group, H: 52 mm, signed on panel to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a temple dog with his foot on a ball, size 45 mm. unsigned. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a man holding a flail with a boy on his back, H: 41 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a seated smiling man holding a sponge with a monkey, H: 32 mm, unsigned. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a scribe with a boy on his back, H: 30 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of an animal, H: 28 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of rats in a coil of rope, L: 92 mm, unsigned. Rats rubbed, otherwise no damages or splits. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a seated man and boy with fruit, H: 38 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a seated fish vendor with a boy, H: 35 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a seated man with a bucket, H: 45 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a man carrying fish with a boy on his back, H: 38 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a seated street vendor holding a fly whisk, H: 36 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a tiger looking backwards seated on a barrel, H: 36 mm, unsigned with collectors label fixed to base. Overall good condition. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a reclining water buffalo, H: 48 mm, signed to base. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

Ivory carved netsuke in the form of a mask, H: 45 mm, signed to verso. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

A Japanese boxwood netsuke, as a rat and melon; three others, erotica; a dragon tin (5)

A Carved Bone Netsuke in the Form of Entwined Bugs with Stained Black eyes, Signed, 5cm Long

A Carved Bone Netsuke of Cylindrical form with Pierced and Carved Decoration Depicting Birds in Tree, 3cm High and 3cm diameter

A Japanese Novelty Wooden Inro in the Form of a Bug with Inset Mother of Pearl Disk Decoration, Glass Eyes, Mother of Pearl Signed Disk to Under Body, the Yellow Cord Having Carved Wooden Netsuke in the Form of Coiled Snakes, 8cm long

A carved Chinese wooden netsuke, rats on fruit

A carved Chinese wooden netsuke, mythical beast

A carved Chinese wooden netsuke, ram

A carved Chinese wooden netsuke, rabbit

A carved Chinese bone netsuke, gentleman carrying staff

A carved Chinese wooden netsuke, pig holding a cup

A carved Chinese bone netsuke, man carrying a purse

A carved Chinese bone netsuke, gentleman carrying a bag of grain

A carved Chinese wooden netsuke, rats on a barrel

A carved Chinese bone netsuke, man holding fish on his shoulder

A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A DEER EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY The recumbent sika deer depicted with its head turned towards its back, its legs drawn in and with the eyes inlaid in horn, unsigned, 4.8cm. Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset.

TWO JAPANESE SMOKING SETS EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY Both with stag antler kiseruzutsu of otoshi-zutsu form, the first pipe case carved with a sennin sat on the back of a giant catfish leaping amongst crashing waves, attached to a wood ashtray netsuke with a copper bowl, and a leather pouch with bone rings for fastening; the other kiseruzutsu carved with a panel depicting pomegranates under a reticulated shippo-tsunagi cash pattern, with a rattan and leather tonkotsu, the tobacco container embellished with a rectangular mae-kanagu featuring two quails, signed, the pipe cases 20.8cm and 17.5cm. (2) The pipe case with the fish may be an illustration of the myth of the Namazu or Onamazu, a giant catfish that lives underneath the islands of Japan. The figure may represent the deity Takemikazuchi who controls the monster. When the beast escapes its divine keeper, its movements are said to cause earthquakes. Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset.

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF TORTOISES MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Carved as two young clambering upon the back of an adult, the larger animal with its limbs retracted against its body and its nose only just poking out of the carapace, unsigned, 4cm.

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A TORTOISE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The reptile almost completely withdrawn into its shell, its head out, the eyes inlaid in light and dark horn, the top of its carapace opening to reveal the himotoshi, the underside inscribed Seki-shu Enokawa Seiyodo Tomiharu chôkoku (carved by the Eno River in Iwami Province by Seiyodo Tomiharu 1733-1810), 5.2cm.

A JAPANESE BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER FIVE CASE INRO MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Decorated with an elegant design of feathers rendered in gold, silver and red lacquer takamaki-e on a black roiro ground, each side depicting a large peacock feather and smaller ones from other bird species, inscribed with two characters for Zeshin after Shibata Zeshin (1807-91) in gold lacquer to the base, together with an ivory netsuke of the cut-tongue sparrow, the suzume with eyes inlaid in dark horn, 8.5cm and 4.8cm. (2) Provenance: formerly from a Swiss private collection.

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A PUPPY MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The small plump dog depicted gnawing at the strap of a large straw sandal, its eyes in gilt and the pupil inlaid with minute black beads, the underside with a paper collection label numbered 244-5, 3.9cm.

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY Seated on its haunches and with its head turned to the left, baring its fangs in a snarl, its long tail curling around its body, with details of the fur finely rendered and stained, signed Masanao underneath, 2.8cm. Provenance: an American private collection, purchased 1990s-2010s. Cf. N Davey, Netsuke, p.221 no.674 for a comparable netsuke of a tiger signed Masanao.

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SHISHI MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The lion dog depicted with both front legs resting on a brocade ball whilst it tries to gnaw at it, with a smaller movable ball inside, the mythical creature with a long mane, a spiralling tail and its eyes inlaid with small dark beads, the base signed Masamitsu in a rectangular cartouche, 4.2cm. Provenance: an American private collection, purchased 1990s-2010s.

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A DRAGON EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY The three-clawed monster coiled around a sacred pearl of wisdom, the scales on its back and other carved details worn off with age, a two-character signature in a rectangular reserve underneath for Sari, 4.5cm.

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF LEVERETS MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The charming animals huddled against each other, both carved with long ears and large eyes inlaid with black beads, 4cm.

A JAPANESE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Decorated with a continuous design of flowers issuing from a rocky outcrop, with small chrysanthemums to one side and large white blossoms made of mother of pearl inlays, the rest of the decoration rendered in gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, with a glass ojime, a wood bead and a manju netsuke carved with a dense design of leafy tendrils, the inro 7.4cm.

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A COCKEREL MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The bird depicted resting on a war drum, its eyes and the drum studs inlaid with minute black beads, the chicken's feathers and the surface of the instrument realistically carved, with a single character inscribed to the top, possibly for Yoshi, and a seven-character inscription underneath, 3.2cm. Provenance: an American private collection, purchased 1990s-2010s. The characters on the drum refer to writings by the Chinese Tang Dynasty poet Wang Wei (699-759). In this verse, he longs for a peaceful time when the moss would grow undisturbed on the forest floor, and the muffled beating of the drum wouldn't startle the birds. In Japanese lore, a chicken on a drum is a symbol of peace as a war drum fallen into disuse, becomes a perch for a cockerel.

A LARGE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A WOLF OR A YAMA-INU (WILD DOG) EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY The emaciated beast seated on its haunches with its mouth wide open, its front paw resting on a leg of venison before it, the eyes inlaid, its tail tucked underneath forming the himotoshi and signed Tomotada in an oblong reserve, 5.5cm. Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent. See Japanese Works of Art, 1st July 2020, for the first part of this private collection of netsuke sold in these rooms.

A LARGE JAPANESE STAG ANTLER KOGATANA NETSUKE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Of curved form and hiding a short blade, the surface decorated with a dense design of a writhing dragon amongst clouds, with two tama (grant-wishing jewels), leafy tendrils, flowers, key frets, and the extremities with monsters' heads, attached to a bamboo tonkotsu, the tobacco box carved with a three-clawed dragon emerging from clouds whilst grasping a tiger with its scaly tail, on a dense ground of cross designs, the lid with clouds and bamboo leaves; together with a wood tonkotsu decorated with many insects in a variety of inlays including mother of pearl, lacquer, horn and bone, the kogatana netsuke 36.2cm. (3)

TWO JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY The first boxwood and carved as a cluster of mushrooms, the fungi of different sizes and the stalk of one forming the himotoshi, signed Masanao underneath; the other in darker wood and depicting a small plump rabbit, its eyes inlaid with minute pink beads, 3.6cm and 3.7cm. (2)

FOUR JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER One a negoro-style seal netsuke depicting two lion dogs standing on their hind legs and holding a brocade ball, raised on a rectangular plinth carved to the underside with three characters; two others carved as seated figures, the last depicting an elderly man with a small turtle, possibly Urashima Taro, in black lacquer with remnants of red, yellow and silver, a two-character signature underneath, 4cm max. (4)

A JAPANESE UMIMATSU (SEA-PINE) NETSUKE OF A FROG EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY The large amphibian clambering upon a rocky outcrop, its bulging eyes inlaid in light and dark horn, the umimatsu of variegated colours, unsigned, 3.5cm. Provenance: an American private collection, purchased 1990s-2010s.

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF MONKEYS MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Carved as an adult and its young, the larger primate delousing the other whilst the infant eats a fruit, their eyes inlaid with small black beads, the base signed Tomokazu in an oval reserve, 3.6cm. Provenance: an American private collection, purchased 1990s-2010s.