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ELEVEN JAPANESE WOOD, LACQUER AND IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Variously depicting entertainers, itinerant manzai performers playing the drum, dancers, actors, one wearing a fox mask and another with a lion costume, two manju carved as clusters of Noh masks, and other figures, some with signatures including Tomochika, Tomohisa, Ryomin and Tadachika, 4.5cm max. (6) Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.

NINE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Depicting figures engaged in a variety of activities: one an okimono­-style netsuke of three painters fighting with their brushes; another two boys playing with a frog and a turtle; a third carved as a mirror polisher; the others depicting men at leisure or working, some with signatures including Tomohisa, Gyokuzan, Gyokuji, Hidemasa, Hideaki, Ryuraku, and Ryomin, 6.4cm max. (9) Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.

ELEVEN JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF DEITIES EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY The gods engaged in various activities, including Hotei, Daikoku, and Fukurokuju, many carved with their divine attributes, and Daruma, the Father of Zen Buddhism, two signed Tomochika and the others Gyokuei and Kazumasa, 6cm max. (11) Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.

FIVE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Depicting figures engaged in various activities, children playing, a sanbaso dancer, and a tall oni carrying a smaller one on its back, some with signatures including Gyokuhisai and Tamihisa, 4.5cm max. (5) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

FIVE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY Variously depicting figures engaged in daily activities, one a fisherman with his catch, another a Chinese man with a large sack, a third a man holding a placard, the fourth a scholar in a giant fruit writing with an oni next to him and the fifth a shojo reclining on a large hat, together with a stag antler netsuke of two figures holding large bundles, some with signatures including Hozan and Masatsugu, 4.6cm max. (6) Provenance: an English private collection, Westminster.

NINE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Depicting figures engaged in various activities, one carved as Jurojin resting with his deer, another Daikoku hiding a daikon shaped as female legs under a blanket; a beauty standing, wearing a long kimono and holding a fan; together with a ceramic netsuke of a woman carrying a large mushroom on her back, some with signatures including Ikko, Tomihisa, Rantei, Homin, Ryuei and Chikahiro, 8cm max. (10) Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.

NINE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Variously depicting figures and animals, fishermen and their catch, one Kinko Sennin riding his carp, signed Masatsugu, another carved as travellers on a boat, signed Tomochika, a horse rider and his attendant, a large ox on a rectangular base and Chokaro Sennin's horse galloping on its gourd, together with a stag antler netsuke of a recumbent ox, some others with signatures including Yasuaki, Masatsugu and Kogyokko, 6cm max. (10) Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF RABBITS EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY One netsuke carved as a small rabbit resting its paws on the back of another, their eyes inlaid in coral; the two other netsuke depicting the animals seated on their haunches, one with amber-coloured eyes, the other with the pupils inlaid in horn, 5.2cm max. (3) Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.

NINE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF RATS MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY One with a small rodent peeking out of a wood pumpkin; three each depicting a colony of rats; a large rat with its young and the remaining four climbing over fruits and mushrooms, some with signatures including Tomochika, Ikkosai and Masamitsu, 4cm max. (9) Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.

THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE OF RATS MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Two in ivory, the first depicted on a large straw hat, realistically carved and with its eyes inlaid, signed Masanao in an oblong reserve underneath; the other resting its paws on a rolled-up scroll, with its head raised and the eyes also inlaid; the third in stag antler and carved as two rodents on a large awabi shell, seemingly holding paws, 4.7cm max. (3) Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.

TWO JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY One depicting an owl, the plump bird perched on an ivy-clad branch with two movable owlets peeping from the sides, the eyes inlaid and signed Tenmin to the base, the other a cluster of realistically carved gingko nuts, signed Mitsuharu, 4.7cm and 3.7cm respectively. (2) Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent. Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, p.861, where a related netsuke of owls by Tenmin is illustrated and discussed, possibly this very piece.

EIGHT JAPANESE NETSUKE OF BIRDS MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Four carved as sparrows, the largest inscribed Masanao underneath; one a large cockerel standing on a broom, another a gull with reticulated wings opening to reveal the himotoshi; a stylised duck of geometrical shape inscribed Shitsuichi and a small quail on a branch of millet, together with a small netsuke of a bat, some with signatures, 6.4.cm max. (9) Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.

THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE OF CICADAS MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY One in umimatsu and carved resting on a twig with small leaves to the side; another in ivory, the insect on a bed of small mushrooms and pinecones, signed to the underside, possibly Gyokusei; the third in wood, 5.9cm max. (3) Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.

A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A TIGER AND HER CUB EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY The feline depicted with her head turned to sinister, a paw gently placed on the back of the small cub before her, both with long elegant tails and with their eyes inlaid, signed Tomotada underneath, 3.6cm. Provenance: an English private collection, Westminster.

TWO JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF TIGERS MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Both carved as a larger feline and its two young, realistically modelled and with the ivory stained to imitate the stripes, their eyes inlaid in mother of pearl, both signed to the back Hakuryu in a gourd-shaped reserve, 4.6cm and 4cm respectively. (2) Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent. Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part A, p.120, for other examples of tiger netsuke by Hakuryu.

THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF TIGERS EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY One licking its cub, with the eyes inlaid and the stripes realistically rendered, signed underneath; another seated and bearing its fangs, the third reclining and with its long tail resting on its back, 5cm max. (3) Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.

THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE AND AN OJIME EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY Two netsuke in ivory, one carved as a large wolf devouring the leg of a spotted deer, the fur realistically carved and with the eyes inlaid in horn, signed Okatomo in a rectangular reserve underneath; the other of a tiger, one paw holding a crab before it; the third in wood and depicting another emaciated wolf holding a skull between its front paws; together with a small ivory ojime in the shape of another wolf and skull, 5.2cm max. (4) Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent. Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, p.620, where other netsuke of wolves signed Okatomo are illustrated.

18th/19th century Japanese carved ivory netsuke of a figure in robes resting on a table, 4cm long

A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY AND SHIBUICHI MANJU 5.7cm diameter together with a Japanese ivory netsuke in the form of two figures doing their washing, unsigned, 3.5cm high; a Japanese small horned beaker, 6.5cm high and a modern Chinese porcelain scent bottle, 7cm high Condition: the Manju with expensive split to the ivory element, further marks to the ivory; the bronze disk with minor marks, generally good condition; the Netsuke with signs of dirt, split to the back of the older figure; moderate condition overall; the horn beaker with minor marks and scratches, generally good condition; the scent bottle with plastic spoon within, scratches to the painted surface and minor marks, moderate condition overall

An ivory netsuke of a scholar holding a scepter with a karako by his side. Early 19th century. Signed Genryosai in reserve (Minkoku). H: 4.7cm.Condition: Small scratches to back of robe.THIS LOT CONTAINS ANIMAL OR PLANT MATERIAL THAT MAY BE RESTRICTED UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, AND/ OR LOCAL LAW. BIDDERS SHOULD CHECK ALL APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT WILDLIFE RESTRICTIONS PRIOR TO PLACING A BID. THE BUYER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ANY NECESSARY LICENSE OR PERMITS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OR TRANSPORT OF THE OBJECT.Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, CA

An ivory netsuke of a seated Jurojin on a low table holding a staff and a peach. 19th century. Signed Gyokusui. H: 3.6cm.Condition: THIS LOT CONTAINS ANIMAL OR PLANT MATERIAL THAT MAY BE RESTRICTED UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, AND/ OR LOCAL LAW. BIDDERS SHOULD CHECK ALL APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT WILDLIFE RESTRICTIONS PRIOR TO PLACING A BID. THE BUYER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ANY NECESSARY LICENSE OR PERMITS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OR TRANSPORT OF THE OBJECT.Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, CA

An ivory netsuke of Rakan and dragon emerging from bowl. Mid 18th century. Unsigned. 2 3/4" x 2 1/4" x 1 1/4".Condition: Chip to foot.THIS LOT CONTAINS ANIMAL OR PLANT MATERIAL THAT MAY BE RESTRICTED UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, AND/ OR LOCAL LAW. BIDDERS SHOULD CHECK ALL APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT WILDLIFE RESTRICTIONS PRIOR TO PLACING A BID. THE BUYER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ANY NECESSARY LICENSE OR PERMITS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OR TRANSPORT OF THE OBJECT.

A marine ivory netsuke of an old man seated next to a drum. Mid 19th century. Signed on underside of drum. H: 2.95cm.Condition: Wear to pattern consistent with age. Crack to hole on base.THIS LOT CONTAINS ANIMAL OR PLANT MATERIAL THAT MAY BE RESTRICTED UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, AND/ OR LOCAL LAW. BIDDERS SHOULD CHECK ALL APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT WILDLIFE RESTRICTIONS PRIOR TO PLACING A BID. THE BUYER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ANY NECESSARY LICENSE OR PERMITS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OR TRANSPORT OF THE OBJECT.Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, CA

A marine ivory netsuke of two entertainers, one wearing a shishi mask and one playing the flute. Mid 19th century. Unsigned. H: 3.1cm.Condition: Wear to pattern on flute player's face and entertainer's robes. Flute player's right arm is loose. Cracks in sides of mask wearer's robe and right side of flute player's head.THIS LOT CONTAINS ANIMAL OR PLANT MATERIAL THAT MAY BE RESTRICTED UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, AND/ OR LOCAL LAW. BIDDERS SHOULD CHECK ALL APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT WILDLIFE RESTRICTIONS PRIOR TO PLACING A BID. THE BUYER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ANY NECESSARY LICENSE OR PERMITS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OR TRANSPORT OF THE OBJECT.Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, CA

An ivory netsuke of a standing man holding a fan. Late 19th century. Unsigned. H: 4.4cm.Condition: Scratch in robe above left knee.THIS LOT CONTAINS ANIMAL OR PLANT MATERIAL THAT MAY BE RESTRICTED UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, AND/ OR LOCAL LAW. BIDDERS SHOULD CHECK ALL APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT WILDLIFE RESTRICTIONS PRIOR TO PLACING A BID. THE BUYER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ANY NECESSARY LICENSE OR PERMITS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OR TRANSPORT OF THE OBJECT.Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, CA

An ivory netsuke of two boys playing with a Daruma doll. 19th century. Unsigned. H: 5.4cmCondition: Chip in back of sitting boy's robe, crack in Daruma's face.THIS LOT CONTAINS ANIMAL OR PLANT MATERIAL THAT MAY BE RESTRICTED UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, AND/ OR LOCAL LAW. BIDDERS SHOULD CHECK ALL APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT WILDLIFE RESTRICTIONS PRIOR TO PLACING A BID. THE BUYER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING ANY NECESSARY LICENSE OR PERMITS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OR TRANSPORT OF THE OBJECT.Provenance: Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Three Japanese Meiji period carved ivory netsuke, fashioned as various figures, two signed to base, together with a Japanese late Meiji period carved ivory Okimono, fashioned as an open mussel revealing village scene within, on wooden stand. (4)

A 19th century ivory netsuke of a man seated beside a tree stump. 4.25 cm high.

A CHINESE CARVED BOAR'S TUSK, 19TH CENTURY, carved as a dragon; together with A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE, CIRCA 1900, carved as a sheep, signed; and AN INDIAN IVORY MODEL OF A LION, 19TH CENTURY, carved recumbent, on a wooden stand. (3) Tusk 13cm

Netsuke skull

A Japanese hand carved Netsuke figure of a nude Geisha girl. Signed by the artist.

A Japanese hand carved Netsuke figure of a nude Geisha girl. Signed by the artist.

Carved wooden netsuke in the form of a tiger

A Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji period, as Daikokuten sitting, playing a biwa, signed, 3.5cm high; and a similar figure of Benzaiten, seated, playing a biwa, signed, 3.5cm high (2)

A Japanese ivory netsuke, Meiji period, as Daikokuten standing, his hands on his head, signed, 4cm high; and a similar figure of a man, holding a leaf fan over his head, signed, 4cm high (2)

A mixed group of items, comprising: a Chinese cloisonne enamel box and cover, 5.5.cm high; a Japanese ivory netsuke, 4.5cm wide; another wood netsuke, 4.7cm high; and a bone circular box and cover, 3.5cm diameter.

An unusual Japanese ivory and inlaid 'ring' netsuke, Meiji, decorated with coral, hardstone and shell, 2.2cm diameter.  

A rock crystal and white metal seal, a carved wooden netsuke of a rabbit, a jade ring, a jade beaded bracelet, pair of green stone earrings with filigree beads with a jade carving of lion dog on stand. 

A Japanese Carved Boxwood Netsuke In The Form of a Tiger, Excellent Condition In All Aspects, Signed to Base. Height 3.5 cm.

A Japanese Carved Boxwood Netsuke In The Form of a Starving Wolf. Excellent Condition In All Aspects, Signed to Base. Height 1.5 Inches.

Ivory / Bone Netsuke Carved Figure Group of Man Holding Sack. Signed to Base, Please See Photo.

A Japanese Carved Boxwood Netsuke In The Form of a Wild Boar, Excellent Condition In All Aspects. Signed to Base, Height 3.5 cms.

A Japanese Carved Boxwood Netsuke In The Form of a Pig Frolaking with Fruit, Excellent Condition In All Aspects, Please See Photo.

A Japanese Carved Boxwood Netsuke, In The Form of a Water Buffalo, Excellent Condition In All Aspects, Signed to Base. Height 1 Inches.

A Japanese Carved Boxwood Netsuke In The Form of a Gashadokuro, Excellent Condition In All Aspects, Signed to Foot. Height 2.2 Inches.

Antique Wood Japanese Netsuke of fine patination, depicting a reclining horse. Unsigned. Measures 2'' long and .75'' tall. Please see images.

THREE GOOD JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CARVED IVORY & WOOD AND METAL MANJU NETSUKES, The first a carved ivory roundel or button carved in the form of an owl, 3cm & artist signed, the second a carved hardwood roundel containing a carved metal insert depicting flora, 3.2cm, the last and largest a carved ivory & shibayama manju netsuke, the face of the netsuke inlaid using semi precious stones to depict a seated figure holding a hannya mask to his face, the reverse with an inset signature seal, 4.6cm. (3)

A GOOD JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CARVED IVORY NETSUKE OF SHOKI & ONI, shoki rendered leant over a weaved basket with oni trying to climb upon his back, the base with an artist signature and himotoshi formed through oni, 3.6cm high x 4.2cm wide.

A 1920's Chinese celluloid (imitating ivory) Tangraey game together with a Chinese carved wooden vase stand and a 19th century Japanese ivory netsuke.

A carved fruitwood netsuke of a man carrying a large octopus on his head, H. 9cm. Condition: good condition.

A finely carved fruitwood netsuke with a dog and a ball, with black onyx eyes, H. 4cm. Condition: good.

Two 20th century Japanese carved wood netsuke; a seated monkey holding a peach, 4.5 cm and a cockerel, 5.5 cm, each with inset circular mother-of-pearl signature tablet (2) 

A Japanese 19th century carved ivory netsuke of an Oni wearing an animal skin loincloth, 5 cm highMissing digits from both hands and both feet, signature tablet from the front of the loincloth is missing 

Three Japanese netsuke, one bone and two ivory.

Three Japanese netsuke in the form of a fisherman, god of wisdom and mother and child .

An ivory / resin netsuke

Two Japanese ivory netsuke, tallest 4cm

A MEIJI PERIOD IVORY OKIMONO OF A JAPANESE LADY, holding a nautilus shell and a woven basket (sd), height 15cm, together with two other Meiji period okimono of a lady with a fan, height 27.5cm and a man with a fish, height 23cm, and two ivory netsuke carved as figures (5)

Ivory Netsuke in the form of a Temple Dog, signed, 5.5cm high

A Japanese carved wooden two-section inro, carved with a dragon, signed verso, the string with a carved netsuke in the form of a chicken, signed, inro length 7.5cm