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A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF HEISHITORI, BY HARA SHUGETSU, 19TH CENTURYpale boxwood, signed ‘todaiji zo gigaku men shugetsu saku’3.5cm high Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.15

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF HEISHITORI, ATTRIBUTED TO HOZAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURYpale boxwood, unsigned4.3cm highThe attribution is based on comparison with other masks in the collection. Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.16

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF RANRYÔ-Ô, 20TH CENTURYlacquered wood, unsigned4cm high Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.17

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF SHOJO, BY MATSUKI HÔKEI, LATE 19TH CENTURYtsuishu lacquer, signed ‘Hôkei’4.5cm highThe artist is a master of carving in solid red lacquer. Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.32

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF SHOJO, BY SHIGEMITSU, 19TH CENTURYtsuishu lacquer, signed ‘Shigemitsu’4.1cm highSince old Japanese horizontal inscriptions can be read in either direction, the signature might equally be Mitsushige. Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.35

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF MIGAKI-ONNA OR HAKAKIME, BY KANO TESSAI, LATE 19TH CENTURYlacquered wood, signed ‘Tessai dojin to’ with kaô3.9cm high Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.38

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF SHINJA, BY MATSUKI HÔKEI, LATE 19TH CENTURYtsuishu lacquer, signed ‘Hôkei’5.cm high Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.49

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF SHINJA, BY NAITO TOYOMASA, 19TH CENTURYboxwood, signed ‘Toyomasa’ 4.4cm highJudging by the rounded second character of the signature, this is by one of the pupils of the Tamba master Toyomasa I, perhaps Hidari Toyomasa. Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.53

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF NASORI, 19TH CENTURYlacquered wood, inscribed nasori on the himotoshi bar4.3cm high Provenance: Raymond Bushell, San FranciscoPeter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.19

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF GENJORAKU, BY SOSAI, 20TH CENTURYtsuishu lacquer, the eye pupils inlaid in shell, signed ‘Sosai’5.9cm highThe artist belonged to the So school of 20th century carvers. A similar mask is in the Garrett Collection, Baltimore, illustrated in Davey and Tripp’s catalogue, p.271. Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.21

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF EMI, 19TH CENTURYsilver lacquered boxwood with red and gold details, unsigned4.8cm high Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.20

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF OKINA, BY RYUMIN, EARLY 20TH CENTURYdark stained boxwood, signed ‘Ryumin saku’5cm highRyumin and Hozan have characteristics in common. Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.25

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF OKINA, BY SHUGETSU, 19TH CENTURYpale boxwood, the himotoshi bar carved as silk cords, signed ‘Shugetsu saku’4.8cm high Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.26

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF OKINA, BY HOZAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURYstained boxwood, signed ‘Hozan saku’5.3cm high Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.27

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF SHOJO, BY KYOTO MASANAO, CIRCA 1780boxwood with incised and black lacquered hair and brows, signed ‘Masanao’4.2cm highOne of only four masks recorded by this most important of netsuke carvers.Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.34

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF KANNON, BY NAITO KOSEKI, 1913dark stained boxwood, unsigned, with a label inscribed by the commissioner6.8cm highThis is the only Gyôdô mask in the collection, made to the order of a British collector in 1913. There is a large head of a nio by Koseki in the British Museum.Provenance: sale, Glendining, London, January 1916, lot 23; G. Davies (until at least 1931)Literature: Meinertzhagen Card Index, p.393, listed, but not illustrated, with the comment ‘remarkable for it’s [sic] chaste Buddhistic style’ Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.18

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF SHISHIGUCHI, BY KOMIN, 19TH CENTURYtsuishu lacquer, signed ‘Komin’5cm highThe signature might equally be read Minko, Minyu or Yumin.Provenance: Harry Seymour Trower, lot 451 in his sale, 1 April 1913; J.B. Gaskell, lot 857 in his sale, March 1926Literature: Meinertzhagen Card Index, p.386, illustrated Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.55

A JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE OF SHIKAMI, DEME FAMILY, 19TH CENTURYdark stained boxwood, signed ‘Deme saku’3.3cm high Peter E. Müller Japanese Mask Collection No.58

A Japanese 19th century wooden netsuke in the shape of a horse. 5cm

A Japanese 19th century Meiji period ivory netsuke of a large rat and inlaid eyes

A Japanese 19th century Meiji period marine ivory netsuke figure of a skeleton pouring tea

A Japanese 19th century Meiji period ivory netsuke of a wild boar.

A Meiji period Japanese hardwood netsuke, the boxwood carving modelled as a curled dragon with black glass eyes 4 cm high

A Japanese ivory Netsuke carved in the form of a squatting wrestler, signed, 1.5ins (3.8cm) high, and a Japanese ivory Netsuke carved as a dragon, signed, 1.825ins (4.8cm) high Note: Please be aware that according to CITES Regulations, it will be necessary to acquire an export licence to export this lot of ivory outside the EU. It will NOT be possible to export this lot of ivory to the USA.

A mixed lot including pen stand, paper clips, netsuke etc.,

Pair of 20th Century Chinese carved jadeite figures of Immortals, together with a similar scroll weight, a pair of soapstone scroll weights and three reproduction netsuke

19th Century Chinese carved ivory figure of an Immortal, 4.5ins high, together with two small 19th Century Japanese carved ivory figures and a similar netsuke

A group of Chinese and Continental collectibles, comprising five agate carved sculptures, 7.5 and 5cm, two as Buddhist deities, a cock, 6.5cm, a hen, 5cm, and a fish, 5cm, an agate carved egg, 6cm, a resin netsuke, modelled as a man playing a drum, 4.5cm, three plastic amber style bangles, 7.5cm, a Victorian small framed picture in leather case, 7 by 6cm, a plastic fan with printed picture of a Victorian courting couple, 13cm, a needle with beaded handle, 28cm, two woolen egg cosies, knitted as ladies in dresses, one with blue stripes the other green, 10cm, and an Indian style yellow metal wire sewn piece of fabric, set with green, pink and white glass cabochon, 22 by 6cm. (16)Provenance: The Estate of Mr Joseph B. Hay, son of Major-General Arthur K. Hay DSO OBE - 100 years of a military family.

A group of four Japanese netsuke, two carved from tagua nuts as old women, each with two-character signature, 4.5 by 3.8 by 3cm, and 3.5 by 3.5 by 2.5cm and two wooden mennetsuke/mask netsuke, unsigned, 5.5 by 4 by 2cm, and 4.5 by 3.5 by 2cm, with copy of original invoice showing they were purchased on September 15, 1936 from S. Hayashi, Japanese & Chinese Works of Art, Kyoto, Japan for 71 Yen. (4)Provenance: The Estate of Mr Joseph B. Hay, son of Major-General Arthur K. Hay DSO OBE - 100 years of a military family.

A group of four Japanese ivory netsuke, 19th century, comprising three mennetsuke / mask netsuke and one katabori netsuke, two carved in the form of Okame (Otafuku), the smaller signed 'Shungetsu', 3.5 by 2.7 by 1cm, the larger dark stained Osaka school, signed 'Masahiro', 3.5 by 3.7 by 1cm, one carved in the form of Hannya, signed 'Muneyama', 2.5 by 3.7 by 1cm, and carved in the form of a Komainu or Shishi lion dog with a ball in it's mouth, signed 'Munetsugu', 4.7 by 3 by 2cm high. (4)Provenance: The Estate of Mr Joseph B. Hay, son of Major-General Arthur K. Hay DSO OBE - 100 years of a military family.

A Japanese ivory netsuke, carved as a man and a child playing with a mask, inscribed to the base. 47mm

A Japanese ivory netsuke, carved as a crouching vendor under the weight of a large sack, decorated with bamboo and flowerheads, two character mark to base. 35mm

A Japanese ivory netsuke carved as a street vendor, a basket at his feet, holding a scoop, two character mark to base. 52mm

A Japanese ivory netsuke, carved as a sage carrying a staff. 49mm

A Japanese ivory netsuke, carved as a child washing in a tub, seal mark to base. 40mm

A collection of miscellaneous items, to include; miniature Chinese four-fold table screen, carved bone ornaments, resin netsuke, Chinese scent bottle etc

A reproduction resin three-section inro, carved with lizards; together with a reproduction carved boxwood netsuke, another inro, a Japanese Meiji period shallow bowl, a netsuke in the form of a bird and fish, small Chinese blue and white jar and cover of oval form, and a boxed carved soapstone desk seal, etc

A Japanese hardwood netsuke, carved in the form of a seated monkey; together with various other carved hardwood netsuke and boxwood examples etc

An Edo period Japanese carved Ivory Netsuke featuring Gama Sennin standing on one foot with a three legged toad on his shoulder, 2 1/2'' tall

A late Edo period Japanese Netsuke of a Karashishi with large ball between his paws and a small free moving ball in his mouth

A signed nodding and turning head Ivory Netsuke of an oriental scholar, signed under the right foot, dating from the early 19th c.

A Meiji period carved Demonic Oni Mask Netsuke complete with fangs and two Himatoshi at the back.

A late Edo period Netsuke in the form of a snuff bottle in the shape of an actor from the Kabuki Theatre, the head and neck forming the stopper.

Antique Lacquered Wood Japanese Netsuke, Of Simple Form Depicting A Horse Chestnut

GROUP OF ASIAN ITEMS including a carved geisha, netsuke and letter opener (3)

Six Japanese carved hardwood Katabori Netsuke; snake wrapped around a toad, monkey and mushrooms, dragons, figures and a carved dog of fo group (7)

Three Japanese carved stained boxwood Katabori Netsuke; pig and mouse group, mythical creature on shell and rabbit with fruit (3)

Four late 19th century or early 20th century Japanese carved ivory netsuke, another in boxwood and two soft stone model monkeys (7)

A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CARVED IVORY NETSUKE, in the form of a crouching figure beneath a shi-shi headed cloak (damaged), TWO OTHER OKIMONO AND FOUR OTHER SMALL IVORY OBJECTS (7)

A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CARVED IVORY NETSUKE in the form of a peasant at work, signed (small loss to the base)

Box of collectables including lighters, netsuke, etc

Oriental tiger netsuke L: 7 cm

Bone netsuke of a Happy Buddha

Four miniature wooden netsuke figures to include Rabbit, Pig, Dog & Mouse

Four miniature wooden netsuke figures to include Monkey, Pig, Dog & Money Toad (?)

A bone netsuke

A bone netsuke

Hardwood netsuke of a goldfish

A Japanese Edo period carved ivory netsuke, Formed as a lion dog guarding a pearl, 3cm. Condition Report. To be used as a guide only. Stained, some hair cracks.

Two boxes containing a good many craftsmen made wooden artifacts, to include: carved wooden duck decoys, puzzle boxes, carved model of a hawk, Japanese-style carved boxwood netsuke in the form of pigs, cattle, frogs and other items.