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A Japanese carved wooden inro in the form of a cicada and a netsuke in the form of gourd with insect on.

Finely carved Hardwood netsuke depicting sitting dog

Handcarved hardwood Netsuke in the form of Monkey on fruit

Finely carved hardwood netsuke depicting Tortoise

A Japanese carved wood netsuke in the form of a rat, Meiji period, signed, height 4cm, width 4cm.

A Japanese Netsuke , Meiji Period Circa 1880 Carved Ivory in shape of a man with a frog, Signed . 5.6 X 3.2 cm Comes with a Dutch certificate of authenticity from A. Keddeman , Derksen Veilingbedrijf.PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM MAY CONTAIN IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping.

A Japanese Netsuke , Meiji PeriodCarved Ivory in shape of Snake with a mouse , 2.2 X 4.1 cm Comes with a Dutch certificate of authenticity from A. Keddeman , Derksen Veilingbedrijf.PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM MAY CONTAIN IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping.

A Japanese Netsuke , Meiji Period Carved Ivory in shape of man with bag , 3.7 X 2.6 cm, Comes with a Dutch certificate of authenticity from A. Keddeman , Derksen Veilingbedrijf. PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM MAY CONTAIN IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping.

A Japanese Netsuke , Meiji Period Carved Ivory representing an animal , Signed . 2.9 X 4.5 cm, Comes with a Dutch certificate of authenticity from A. Keddeman , Derksen Veilingbedrijf.PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM MAY CONTAIN IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping.

A Japanese Netsuke , Meiji Period Carved Ivory representing a man with a pot a laddle and a cup, Comes with a Dutch certificate of authenticity from A. Keddeman , Derksen Veilingbedrijf.PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM MAY CONTAIN IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping.

A Japanese Netsuke , Meiji Period, Circa 1890 Carved Ivory representing an Ox, Signed . 1.9 X 4..9 cm, Comes with a Dutch certificate of authenticity from A. Keddeman , Derksen Veilingbedrijf.PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM MAY CONTAIN IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping.

A Japanese Netsuke , Meiji PeriodCarved Ivory representing a man with a frog . 7.4 X 2 cm, Comes with a Dutch certificate of authenticity from A. Keddeman , Derksen Veilingbedrijf.PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM MAY CONTAIN IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping.

A Japanese Netsuke , Meiji Period Carved Ivory representing a man playing flute on an ox . 7.4 X 2 cm, Comes with a Dutch certificate of authenticity from A. Keddeman , Derksen Veilingbedrijf.PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM MAY CONTAIN IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping.

A Japanese Netsuke , Meiji Period, Carved Ivory representing a man holding a sword,. Signed . 6.5 X 3.9 cm, Comes with a Dutch certificate of authenticity from A. Keddeman , Derksen Veilingbedrijf.PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM MAY CONTAIN IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping.

A Japanese Netsuke , Meiji Period, Carved Ivory representing a man with a Monkey. . 5.9 X 2.9 cm. Comes with a Dutch certificate of authenticity from A. Keddeman , Derksen Veilingbedrijf.PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM MAY CONTAIN IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping.

A Japanese Netsuke , Meiji Period, Carved Ivory representing a man holding a mask , . 5.4 X 2.9 cm. Comes with a Dutch certificate of authenticity from A. Keddeman , Derksen Veilingbedrijf.PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM MAY CONTAIN IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping.

A Japanese Netsuke , Meiji Period Carved Ivory representing a man with a table , . 1.7X 3.6 cm, Comes with a Dutch certificate of authenticity from A. Keddeman , Derksen Veilingbedrijf.PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM MAY CONTAIN IVORY. Buyers must be aware that regulations of several countries, including USA, prohibit the import of ivory, or any goods containing ivory. Ewbanks advise prospective purchasers who intend to ship this lot to another country that they must familiarise themselves with the relevant import/export regulations prior to bidding. They are responsible for their shipping arrangements and the onus is therefore on them to organise their own shipping.

A Group of seven netsuke and an Inro including a four-case Ray skin Inro with an Ojime and a Ryusa-netsuke 8,7cm long together with a Karakuri-Netsuke Lady/witch ( 5cm long ) , two men-netsuke ( mask) one with an ojime , three figures and a duck.Some of them signed. includes five stands.

A Netsuke With Daruma and a Boy , Meiji Period 4cm high , unsigned

Eight Japanese ivory netsukes, a wooden netsuke, an ivory book marker, a similar letter opener and a carved ivory model of a cow, 1" high

A Japanese carved antler netsuke, formed as a Dutchman holding a ham hock, 2 1/4" longCondition:Light rubbing around the detail at face and hands 

An early 20th century carved ivory figure group/netsuke woman and child, 2" high, on hardwood base

A circa 1900 Chinese polychrome decorated porcelain figure as a "Girl in kimono holding a lidded bowl", bears impressed signature to base, 24.5 cm high, together with a Japanese carved ivory netsuke as "Figure with a rotating face holding axe in right hand, a severed head in left", bears two character signature to base, 5.3 cm high and another netsuke as "Sage with staff and ruri sceptre", signed to base, 5 cm high CONDITION REPORTS Porcelain figure - there is damage to the basket. Dragon piece is separate from the figure but appears to be to do with it although unable to figure out where it goes.All three items have general wear and tear conducive with age and use to include knocks, bumps, in need of a clean, etc. See images for more details.

Meiji period Japanese ivory netsuke, representing an elderly lady holding a stick and a hat, signed to base, h4.5cm

A carved Chinese bone netsuke - Gentleman carrying a sack of corn

A carved Chinese bone netsuke - Gentleman carrying a staff and scroll

A carved Chinese bone netsuke - Village elder carrying a basket of food

A carved Chinese hardwood netsuke - Two rats on a barrel

A carved Chinese bone netsuke - Gentleman holding a staff

A carved Chinese bone netsuke - Gentleman carrying a scroll

A carved Chinese hardwood netsuke - Rat eating corn

A carved Chinese hardwood netsuke - Two carp

A carved Chinese hardwood netsuke - Frog and turtle in barrel

A carved Chinese hardwood netsuke - Two rats on fruit

Two late 19th/early 20th century Japanese carved ivory netsuke, a kneeling man wearing a dragon headdress, signed; two musicians with a figure wearing a dragon headdress. 4 and 4.5cm highCondition report: Cracks to back of second one

Japanese carved ivory netsuke, in the form of an elephant, faint two character signature, 3cm highCondition report: Some very fine natural cracks. No damage or repairs.

FINE JAPANESE STAINED & INLAID IVORY NETSUKE, Meiji Period, of a seated man contemplating his wood, shell and stained ivory-inlaid tobako-ire and kiseruzutsu in his lap, horn/coconut shell ringed himotoshi, signed KOZAN in red on a green-stained inlaid ivory tablet, 2.9cms h Provenance: Private collection (North Wales) Comments: good condition.

Two reproduction Japanese carved and tea-stained netsuke, each 7cm

A carved wooden Netsuke in the form of a tiger

A Japanese ivory manju netsuke,Meiji period (1868-1912), pierced and carved with a courtyard, with a cockerel and chickens in gilt under a pine tree, signed Kosai, 5cm diameterProvenance: The Peter and Pat Crofts Collection.Condition report: No obvious faults.

A Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji period (1868-1912), carved with seven Noh masks, signed to base, 4cm longCondition report: Ivory with hairline cracks.

A Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji period (1868-1912), of a boy holding a cloth sack and a double gourd, 4cm longCondition report: Ivory with surface scratches and cracks.

A fine wood netsuke of a recumbent kirinBy Ikkan (1817-1893), Nagoya, 19th centuryLying with its head slightly raised and turned to the left, its tail drawn forward and its legs folded underneath to form a compact composition, flames licking its flanks, signed in an oval reserve Ikkan; with a plain wood storage box. 3.6cm (1 3/8in) long. (2).Footnotes:A similar example by the artist from the Harriet Szechenyi Collection was sold in these Rooms, 8 November 2011, lot 50. Other similar examples are illustrated by George Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read Their Signatures, Honolulu, Reed Publishers, 1982, p.508, and Bernard Hurtig, Masterpieces of Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favourites of Leading Collectors, New York and Tokyo, Weatherhill, 1980, p.45, no.103. For another example, please see Henri L. Joly, W. L. Behrens Collection: Part I. Netsuke, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Paragon Book Reprint Corp, 1966, pl.XXVI, no. 1377.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A boxwood three-case inro, ojime and netsuke in the form of terrapinsBy Gekko, Edo period (1615-1868), mid 19th centuryEach naturalistically carved, the inro with the terrapin's head and legs retracted within its carapace, the eyes inlaid, signed in a sunken oval reserve Gekko, 10.8cm (4¼in) high; the netsuke as three terrapins clambering over one another on a broken roof tile, the eyes inlaid, signed in a sunken oval reserve Gekko, 4.9cm (1 15/16in) high; the ojime a terrapin with its head and legs fully retracted within its carapace, the eyes inlaid, unsigned, 2.3cm (7/8in) long).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An ivory netsuke of a recumbent deerBy Garaku, Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th centurySeated, its legs drawn into a compact composition, turning to its left to lick its left haunch, the eyes inlaid in horn; signed in an oval reserve Garaku. 5.1cm (2in) long.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A wood netsuke of a tigerBy Masanao, Yamada, Ise Province, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe tiger seated, turning to its left, snarling with an open mouth, its long tail passing forward around its left flank, forming the himotoshi, the stripes deeply carved and hairs stained with sumi (black ink), the eyes inlaid; signed in a polished oval reserve Masanao. 3.8cm (1½in) high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A tabako-ire (tobacco pouch) with kagamibuta netsuke and a wood netsukeThe netsuke attributed to Tanaka Minko, both Edo period (1615-1868), early/mid 19th centuryThe tabako-ire made of leather tooled with dragons curled in rounded foliate reserves, the silvered metal mae-kanagu (clasp) a writhing three-clawed dragon, the interior clasp plate decorated with waves and signed Homin, 13.5cm (5¼in) long; with a kagamibuta netsuke attached by linked chains, the netsuke with an ivory bowl bearing a silvered metal plate with a three-clawed dragon in relief, writhing amongst clouds as it grasps a tama (sacred jewel) in one claw, unsigned, 5.3cm (2 1/16in) diam.; the netsuke depicting a smooth-skinned kappa standing, modestly covering itself with its claws, signed Minko, 7.4cm (2 7/8in). (2).Footnotes:Two similar kappa netsuke also attributed to Tanaka Minko were in the Carlo Monzino Collection, sold at Sotheby's, London, 21 June 1995, lots 16 and 17.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A wood okimono of a monkey posing as a collectorMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryAn amusing model of a seated monkey, using a horn lorgnette to inspect an ivory netsuke of a monkey attached to a bronze tabako-ire (tobacco pouch), the tabako-ire with a plain gilt-metal ojime and gilt-metal mae-kanagu (clasp) in the form of a carp, the monkey's eyes inlaid in shell, signed in an inlaid rectangular red-lacquer tablet Sainin; with an unrelated wood stand. Overall: 21.1cm (8 5/16in) high; the monkey: 15.3cm (6in) high. (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A kurogaki (black persimmon) wood sashi netsuke of an aubergineAttributed to Kaigyokusai Masatsugu, Osaka, Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1870The aubergine of elongated form, the long stem curling to form the himotoshi; unsigned. 14.7cm (5¾in) long.Footnotes:It was relatively rare for Kaigyokusai to deviate from carving animal netsuke. Of 656 entries for the artist in Fuld's Netsuke and Ojime Index, only 73 are of plants. Aubergines appear to be a favourite plant of the artist, with 18 listed by Fuld, 16 of carved wood.A signed example described as ebony was sold at Sotheby's, London, 9 June 1971, lot 48.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A small netsuke of a seated monkey - There is a chip to the base of the shirt and it is generally dirty.

A 19th century Chinese ivory netsuke of Zhong Quan, 4.5cm h, three Chinese carved nuts and a bone pot with a pierced lid engraved with sailing ships, palm trees, men and a whale, 6cm h, a terracotta model of a shoe and two mice and a silver watch chain

Three Japanese netsuke comprising a man holding up a mask, a child riding a cat and a child hiding under a basket with another climbing on, all signed, height of largest 5cm (3).

Three Japanese netsuke in the form of wise men, one holding a staff, one holding a snake and the other stroking his beard, all signed, height of largest 5cm (3).

A Japanese netsuke in the form of two frogs sitting on a lily pad and a pair of carp intertwined, both signed, length of longest 9cm (2).

Three Japanese netsuke, one in the form of a double-sided mask surrounded by six masks, and a figure wearing an elaborate hat, and a sage seated with a large fruit on his lap, all signed, height of largest 5cm (3).

Three Japanese netsuke one in the form of a grasshopper sitting on a piece of bamboo, a fish with a wise man riding on his back and a pair of frogs seated on a curled-up lily pad, all signed, height of largest 7.5cm (2).

A collection of thirteen Sotheby's New Bond Street, London auction catalogues relating to Japanese works of art, swords and fittings, Japanese Netsuke, Inro, Lacquer, Shibayama, Okimono and ceramics, Tusba, and other Japanese works of art, and other Japanese related catalogues, mainly dating from 1979 to the early 1980s each with Sotheby, Beresford Adams library stamp to the front cover (13).Provenance: Part of the Paul Lightfoot Collection.

Three Japanese netsuke comprising a contortionist, a seated man holding a sack and bowl, and a standing man holding out a bowl, all signed, height of largest 5cm (3).

Three Japanese carved netsuke comprising a scholar holding a scroll, a crouching man holding up a sack with a child poking out, and a pair of figures holding hands, all signed, height of largest 7cm (3).

Three Japanese netsuke comprising a man releasing or capturing a bird while holding a cage, a teacher holding up a scroll for a child to read, and a boy coaxing a snail on a piece of bamboo, all signed, height of largest 5cm.