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A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD WOOD NETSUKE OF A MASK MAKER, unsigned, the seated man examining a mask, 1.25in wide & 1.25in high.

A SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD STAINED IVORY NETSUKE OF THE SEVEN LUCKY GODS, borne above waves in a narrow dragon-prowed river boat, the details engraved, the base with an engraved signature, 3.6in long & 1.25in high.

A GOOD QUALITY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD STAINED IVORY NETSUKE OF A MONKEY PERFORMER, unsigned, the walking man holding a drum in one hand and with his monkey on his shoulder, 2.3in high.

A GOOD QUALITY SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE, carved in the form of four of the Lucky Gods, an oarsman and a horse travelling in a river boat, the underside with finely carved waves and an engraved signature in an oval reserve, 2.75in long & 1.25in high.

A GOOD JAPANESE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE, carved in the form of two shi-shi supporting a sphere or egg from out of which a shi-shi pup peers, the base with an engraved signature, 2.3in wide & 1.1in high.

A SMALLER SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF A MONKEY PERFORMER, the walking man holding a drum in one hand and with his monkey on his slung shoulder bag, the side with an engraved signature in an oval reserve, 1.75in high.

A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OF A STANDING BOY, unsigned, the boy bearing aloft a Noh mask, the details engraved and stained, 2.1in high.

A JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD STAGHORN NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT OXEN, one of its eyes inlaid, 1.9in long.

A SIGNED JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD STAINED IVORY NETSUKE OF A DEMON, lying astride a rectangular reed woven box from out of which peers another demonic face, the base with an engraved signature, 1.5in long & 1.3in high.

A JAPANESE UMOREGI NETSUKE, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1860 carved in relief with Daruma, his fly whisk behind, signed on a metal plate to the side: Masayoshi 3.9cm high Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.2, p.224, no.K934

A JAPANESE METAL HAKO-NETSUKE, EARLY MEIJI PERIOD, CIRCA 1880 in the form of a drum, the skins with tomoe-mon in silver and shakudo, the frame of copper with engraved wood grain, loose rings either side, signed Goto Mitsutoshi 3.7cm diameter Provenance: Julius and Arlette Katchen collection, Paris, acquired from Schulmann, 1967 Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.2, p.222, no.K831

A JAPANESE STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF A SHOJO, MEIJI PERIOD, CIRCA 1900 seated with a sake barrel between its legs, unsigned 3.8cm high

˜A JAPANESE EBONY NETSUKE OF A SKELETON, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1820 folded into a foetal position for burial according to ancient custom, one hand touching the side of the skull, unsigned, 6.4cm high Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris

˜A GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) comprising: a study of Daruma, carved stretching and yawning, signed Tomohisa, 4cm, cracked; a study of a man, carved hopping and grimacing as the baby on his back pulls his hair, stained detail, signed Okakoto, 6.5cm; and a study of a man before an open box, signed Shigemasa, 4cm (3)

˜A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT OX, EDO PERIOD, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY carved with a halter rope draped across its back, inlaid eyes, stained detail, bearing signature Tomotada, 5.5cm; together with an ivory okimono netsuke, Meiji period, carved as a man leading a horse, unsigned, 3.9cm; and an ivory netsuke of a horse, Meiji period, carved standing with head turned back, unsigned 4.5cm high (3)

A JAPANESE RED LACQUER NETSUKE OF A SHISHI, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1800 in Chinese style, curled up and with its tongue out, unsigned 3.9cm long Provenance: Julius and Arlette Katchen collection, Paris, acquired from Hartman, New York, 1967 Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.2, p.430, no.K446

˜A JAPANESE IVORY TOBORI NETSUKE OF A RAKAN, MID EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1700 seated on a rock with gourds on his shoulders, unsigned 3.8cm high

A JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE OF A GOLDFISH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY its opaque glass eyes set in bulbous cheeks, the lacquer of dull gold nashiji, unsigned 5.6cm long Provenance: Julius and Arlette Katchen collection, Paris, acquired from Diammond, 1967 Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.2, p.436, no.K546

A JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF JO AND UBA, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1850 the elderly couple emblematic of conjugal fidelity, signed in red lacquer Hojitsu 3.6cm high Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.1, p.310, no.K847

˜A JAPANESE WHALE TOOTH NETSUKE, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1860 engraved and inked with a design of karakusa around a stylized flower, unsigned 6.4cm long Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.2, p.344, no.K834

˜A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF RAIDEN (THE THUNDER GOD), EDO PERIOD, MID 19TH CENTURY seated with drums, stained detail, unsigned, 4.5cm; together with an ivory netsuke of a tanuki, mid 19th century, carved seated in a large lotus leaf, one arm resting on its protruding belly, stained detail, signed, 4cm (2)

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF HOZUKI (PHYSALIS) ON A MAT, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1850 two fruit on a folded straw mat, unsigned 4.1cm wide

˜A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A BOY AND PUP, MID EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1750 lying side by side on a tripod table, the boy with a handscroll open in front of him, unsigned 3.2cm high Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.2, p.314, no.K688

˜TWO JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF SHISHI, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY one a study of a shishi crouched and curled around a pierced ball, stained detail, signed Tomochika, 3.5cm, the other a study of a shishi raised on an oval base, 4cm (2)

˜A JAPANESE IVORY TWO-PART MANJU NETSUKE, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) engraved with a geisha holding a fan, the reverse with a box beneath the full moon, signed Kogyokusai 3.9cm diameter Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris

˜A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A DARUMA HAND WARMER, TAISHO PERIOD, CIRCA 1920 with a resigned expression, his hossu engraved to one side, all inspired by Mitsuhiro, signed Yuko 2.8cm high

˜A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A RAT ON A HAT, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) carved appearing from a hole gnawed from the underside, inlaid eyes and stained detail, unsigned, 4.2cm; together with an ivory netsuke of rats, Meiji period, gnawing at beans on a straw basket, inlaid eyes and stained detail, unsigned, 4cm; and an ivory netsuke of a chrysanthemum blossom, Meiji period, signed Tomohisa, 3.5cm (3)

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF ASHINAGA AND TENAGA, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1820 seated close together, long arm resting on one knee of his partner, signed Minzan 4.4cm high Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris

˜A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF CHORYO AND KOSEKIKO, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1800 Choryo seated on a dragon and handing the shoe to Kosekiko who crosses a bridge on his horse, unsigned 6.9cm high

A JAPANESE PLUM WOOD NETSUKE OF A SHISHI, MID EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1780 in the style of Mitsuharu, clutching a large ball, unsigned 4.1cm high

˜A JAPANESE IVORY SASHI NETSUKE OF ASHINAGA AND TENAGA, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912), 19TH CENTURY both carved smiling, Tenaga reaching down to catch the octopus at Ashinaga's feet, stained detail, signed Ikkosai 12cm long

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A MANDARIN ORANGE, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1850 reminiscent of a Tanba carving, the orange partly peeled and with its stalk still attached with leaves and a diminutive fruit, unsigned 4.4cm wide Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.2, p.396, no.K671

A JAPANESE BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF FUKUSUKE, EARLY MEIJI PERIOD, CIRCA 1870 typically carved with exaggerated and somewhat phallic head, the eyes inlaid in horn, signed Shuzan 4.8cm high Provenance: Emiel Veranneman and Arlette Katchen, Paris Published: Eskenazi, June 1998, no.30

˜A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO NETSUKE OF A GROUP OF TORTOISES, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) carved as three small tortoises crawling on the back of a larger one, stained detail, signed Yoshinobu, 7cm; together with a Japanese ivory netsuke of a musician, Meiji period, carved crouching in long robes, a drum on his shoulder, signed Shigeyuki, 6cm (2)

˜A JAPANESE WOOD KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE BY OKINARI, EARLY MEIJI PERIOD, CIRCA 1880 the bowl of tagayasan (Indian blackwood) the shakudo plate decorated in soft metals with a sardine, chestnut and leaves in relief over a punched nanako ground, unsigned but with a kao 4.1cm diameterProvenance:F.Meinertzhagen,M.T.Hindson,andJuliusandArletteKatchencollectionsPublished:F.Meinertzhagen,inhiscardindex,p.624,alsoinTheArtoftheNetsukeCarver,no.153;Sotheby's,London,Hindsonsale,19March1968,lot461;ArletteKatchen,Netsuke7,Paris,2010,vol.2,p.220,no.K582

˜A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF TADAMORI AND THE OIL THIEF, ANRAKU, 19TH CENTURY capturing a man holding a kettle, 4.7cm, restorations and some losses; together with an ivory netsuke of a bird of prey, 19th century, carved standing with a rat clasped within its talons, mother-of-pearl inlaid eyes and stained detail, 6cm; and an ivory small okimono of Ebisu, signed, 4cm (3)

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A CHILD DOING BEKKAKO, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1860 hiding a hozuki (cape gooseberry) fruit of inlaid coral behind his back and pulling down a lower eyelid, his of inlaid glass inserted beneath a plug in his head, signed Miwa with kao 2.9cm high Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.1, p.272, no.K681

˜A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF SEIOBO, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1860 seated on a stool and holding a peach and fan, unsigned, but probably by a Tokyo artist from the circle of Tomochika 3.6cm high Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.2, p.338, no.K762

˜A JAPANESE EBONY NETSUKE OF A SKELETON ON A HUMAN SKULL, EARLY MEIJI PERIOD, CIRCA 1880 the skull huge in comparison to the skeleton, unsigned, 3.5cm high Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris

˜A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF BOYS MAKING MOCHI, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) standing either side of a large mortar, signed Tomokazu 3.8cm wide

A JAPANESE SOLID PEWTER NETSUKE OF TENGU NO TAMAGO, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1850 emerging from its egg, the wings of copper, the eyes originally gilt, unsigned 4cm high Provenance: Julius and Arlette Katchen collection, Paris, acquired from Felix Tikotin, 1965 Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.2, p.444, no.K456

A JAPANESE PARTLY LACQUERED WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF NAMANARI, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1820 unsigned 5.5cm high Provenance: Julius and Arlette Katchen collection, Paris, acquired in 1967 Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.2, p.422, no.K869

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A STANDING SARUMAWASHI, LATE MEIJI PERIOD, CIRCA 1910 standing with his monkey on his shoulder, signed Kazumitsu 7.6cm high Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris

A JAPANESE WALNUT NETSUKE, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1850 carved with quails and chrysanthemums, bearing added signature of Hidari Issan 4.2cm long Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.2, p.192, no.K519

˜A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF HAKUZOSU, 19TH CENTURY the disguised fox priest in long robes, unsigned 7.3cm

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF SEIOBO, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1850 holding a peach branch, with the fruit resting on her shoulder, unsigned 8.1cm high

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A BOY DOING BEKKAKO, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1860 seated with his tongue out and holding a mask behind him, unsigned 2.7cm high

˜A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF A SNAKE, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) carved coiled, stained detail, inlaid eyes, signed Masatsugu, 6cm; together with a stag antler netsuke of a Noh mask, 6cm (2)

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A HERD-BOY ON AN OX, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1850 with a basket on his back, and playing a flute, on a base, with added signature Tomotada 3.9cm high

˜A GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) comprising: a study of a tiger and dragon, sinking its teeth into the back of a writhing dragon, inlaid eyes, stained detail, 4.5cm, a study of an oni with a large mask of Hannya on its back, stained details, signed Gyokusan, 3.5cm, and a study of an oni and kappa on a basket of fish, unsigned, 4.7cm (3)

A JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF BESHIMI, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1820 the eyes inset with gilt copper, signed Deme Uman tenka ichi 4.2cm high Provenance: Julius and Arlette Katchen collection, Paris, purchased from Hartman, New York, 1967 Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.1, p.308, no.K842

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A NURSING MERMAID, EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1790 a characterful old carving, unsigned 5.5cm long Provenance: E.A. Wrangham; Bonham's, London, Wrangham Part III, 15 May 2012, estimated £800-900; T. Hahn collection; Arlette Katchen collection At the Wrangham auction, the lot was hotly contested by two very determined collectors, Hahn and Katchen, the former winning it for £6,875. He later gracefully conceded it to Mme. Katchen for the price he paid.

˜A JAPANESE IVORY MASK NETSUKE OF HANNYA, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) typically carved with bared teeth, horns and fierce expression, stained detail, signed 4cm

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF ASHINAGA AND TENAGA, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) long arms riding on the back of long legs, signed Tomin to 10.1cm high Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris

A JAPANESE COPPER NETSUKE BY YOSHIOKA INABA NO SUKE, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) in the form of a bamboo node, inlaid with leaves in shakudo and the crescent moon in silver, signed Yoshioka Inaba saku 4cm long Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris, acquired from Kaplan Published: Arlette Katchen, Netsuke 7, Paris, 2010, vol.2, p.222, no.K652

A JAPANESE COPPER NETSUKE OF A SADDLE, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1860 with applied gilt kiri-mon, unsigned 2.9cm wide Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris

˜A JAPANESE WALRUS IVORY NETSUKE OF EBISU, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) the lucky god holding down a large tai fish, unsigned 3.2m high

˜A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF FUKUSUKE, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY carved as the boy dancer standing with a fan, stained detail, signed Yoshimasa 6cm

˜A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE OF RYUJIN'S ASSISTANT, EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1790 carved with an octopus on his head 11.3cm, repair to one foot

A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN MANJU NETSUKE OF A DRAGON, LATE EDO PERIOD, CIRCA 1850 unsigned, 4.9cm diameter Provenance: Arlette Katchen collection, Paris