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A Red Lacquered Wood Netsuke of a boy, the child dressed in Chinese robes pushes a large brocade ball, all on a rectangular base similarly carved in red lacquer with a key-fret border and diaper designs, unsigned, 19th century

A Wood Netsuke of the disappointed ratcatcher, the kneeling figure grimacing as he leans over an ivory box and the escaped rodent runs across his back, eyes inlaid in bone and horn, the box in ivory, signed to the box ....sai, 19th century

A Wood Netsuke of a Clam, the half opened shell revealing an interior carved scene of a temple building beneath pine trees, unsigned, 19th century

A Wood Netsuke of a blind masseur, the figure squats beside a lifting stone, one eye inlaid in ivory, signed to an ivory tablet beneath Gyokkei, 19th century

A small Ivory Netsuke of Hotei, the seated figure laughing with opened mouth, a Karako climbs on his shoulder and clutches his pendulous earlobe, signed Yoshinobu

An Ivory Netsuke of Kiyohime, the witch perched on top of the large bronze bell of Dojoji and her long dragon tail wound around it but with no sign of Anchin within, signed Shugyokusai, 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of a Kneeling Warrior, possibly a General, he wears armour with his robe cast off his shoulders, he holds an uchiwa and a stern expression, signed Mitsutsugu, Meiji period

A Kagamibuta Netsuke, the elaborately patterned wood bowl set with a mother-of-pearl flowerhead himotoshi, the ishima shibuichi plate decorated in iroe takazogan with a kingfisher perched amid flowers and grasses, unsigned, 19th century

A Wood Netsuke of a Cicada, the insect with legs folded beneath its body and the wings swept back, unsigned, 19th century

A Late Ivory Netsuke of Daruma, he stands up, crying out in pain as he stretched his arms and legs after sitting meditating for seven years, signed to the base Tomotoshi, Meiji period

An Ivory Netsuke of a Group of Toys and Masks, lightly engraved details, some coloured staining, signed Gyokusai, Late 19th century

A Late Ivory Netsuke of a boy wearing Chinese style robes and standiing astride a hobby-horse, stained details, unsigned, Late 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke/Okimono of Two Boys, they sit holding a phallic long-nosed mask and giggling together over its implications, details etched in black, unsigned, Late 19th century

A small ivory or tooth netsuke of a reclining ox, its legs tucked beneath its body, its head turned to the right, a rope halter lies across its back, the hairwork lightly chased but much worn, unsigned, 19th century

An Unusual White Porcelain Netsuke formed as a sack with its neck tied, an apperture to one side shows three figures modelled within, probably Lao Tse, Confucius and Buddha, illegibly signed on an oval plaque to the reverse, 19th century

A Wood Netsuke of an Octopus, it rests atop a partially open shell with one tentacle probing within the mollusc, presumably for its lunch, eyes are inlaid in horn (?), signed on a rectangular reserve Masatomo, 19th century

A Netsuke modelled as a cicada of a flattened leaf which appears to bear a Sanscrit character beneath, details are finely rendered, unsigned, Meiji period. We have been uable to conclusively test the material that this lot is made from. In our opinion, this lot has the appearance of stained ivory, but it could be manufactured from a type of horn. Dreweatts are unabale to provide any further comment on the material of this lot.

An Ivory Netsuke of Benten, the deity seated on a wicker Chinese garden seat and holding an uchiwa and a peach, her scarf trails across her elaborate hairdo, signed Gyokuyosai, Mid 19th century

A Carved Walnut Netsuke decorated on a diaper ground with a group of sages gathered around a Go board amid bands of clouds, unsigned, 19th century

A Walrus Ivory Ryusa Manju Netsuke of typical form, pierced and carved with a rustic building beneath a gnarled and venerable pine amid bands of stylised mist, signed Mitsutoshi, 19th centuryPlease note: Is not made of ivory but is WALRUS ivory

A Nagoya School Wood Netsuke of a Slumbering Shojo, she sits cross legged enveloped in an elaborately engraved robe and resting her head on one hand, signed in a rectangular reserve Masatada (?)

An Ivory Netsuke of a Dog lying on top of a pilgrim`s straw hat and fur cape, details lightly stained, unsigned, 18th-19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of a seated warrior, he carries a sword and wears an eboshi on his head, he has slipped his upper body out of his robe and holds what appears to be a large vegetable under one arm, unsigned, 19th century

A Wood Netsuke of Kwanyu, he stands dressed in long flowing robes and holding his halberd in one hand and tugging his beard with the other, unsigned, 18th-19th century

An Ivory Netsuke in the form of a group of botanical elements including leaves, pine cones, fungi, chestnut, pomegranate and others, details stained in red and black, unsigned, late 19th Centutry

An Ivory Netsuke of a Chinese Sage, the kneeling figure with head turned to his right, his voluminous beard reaching to his knees and he wears an elaborately decorated robe, unsigned, late 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of a woodsman and boy, the standing figure dressed in a loose robe with mugwort cloak, he holds an axe in one hand and carries his son on his shoulder, unsigned, 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of Shoki the demon queller, he kneels dressed in elaborate robes on an irregular base, his sword in one hand as he appears to stare angrily into the distance, unsigned, 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of a Sage seated on the back of a grazing deer, the whole on a rounded base, unsigned, 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of a Shojo, she stands beside a large sake jar around which swirl waves, her long hair trails down her back and she bears a large ladle on her shoulder, unsigned, 19th century

A Wood Netsuke of a mask carver, he sits with chisel in hand and the mask he is fashioning in the other, traces of lacquer decoration to his robe, signed to the base Sandai (?), 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of a Shishimai Dancer, the boy sits and ducks his head as he tries to put on the elaborate shishi mask costume, details stained, unsigned, late 19th century

A Wood Netsuke of a Professional Sneezer, he sits cross legged with one arm slipped out of his robe as he tickles himself, his head thrown back and his face contorted as he prepares to sneeze, his tickler inlaid in ivory, signed on an ivory tablet beneath Hokei, 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of a Straw Hat, the folded headwear bearing metal studs around the crown, unsigned, early 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of a boy, the standing figure with his hair unusually tied into three knots holds a cockerel under his left arm whilst another pecks around at his feet, unsigned, early 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of a Nio, the kneeling figure naked to the waist with a long trailing scarf across his shoulders, he leans down on a pair of grinding wheels, signed Gyokkosai, 19th century

An Ivory Manju Netsuke, the top carved in shishiaibori with a kneeling warrior priest wearing an eboshi and about to draw his tachi from its scabbard, the bottom engraved with a spider`s web and is signed..........gyoku (?), 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of a Standing Dutchman, the figure wears an elaborately engraved Chinese robe and holds a trumpet before him, he turns his head as a monkey that he carries on his shoulder tugs at his beard, signed Sanshu (?), late 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of a Group of Fungi, a Gourd and a Seal, the details well rendered, the seal with a reclining deer knop, the gourd carved with an interior landscape, signed ......gyoku (?), 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of Two Boys and a Snowman, the group on an irregular base with a karako on either side of their snow Daruma, details inlaid in horn, signed illegibly to base, Meiji period

An Amusing Ivory Netsuke, of five blind men hopelessly entangled as they flail about trying to fight each other, unsigned, late 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke/Okimono of a Lantern Painter, the man squats with one knee raised as he works on a paper lantern, the tools of his trade surround him, signed on a red lacquer tablet beneath Shogyoku, Meiji Period

A Walrus Ivory Netsuke of Daikoku, standing with his mallet raised beside a large rice bale to which are attached various sized tama, stained, unsigned, Meiji period

An Ivory Netsuke of Onna Daruma, she sits enveloped in a robe, her smiling face peering out from under the cowl, stained and engraved details, unsigned, Meiji period

An Ivory Netsuke of an Oni grimacing as he stands to try and lift a giant bronze bell, his musculature well defined, unsigned, late 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of Handaka Sonja, the grim faced figure carrying his begging bowl whilst the released dragon entwines itself around his body, signed in a rectangular reserve Gyoku....(?), late 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of a Double Gourd attached to a woody stem bearing leaves upon which sit two cicadas inlaid in mother-of-pearl, signed in a rectangular reserve Hakukosai, 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of Hotei, the corpulent monk reclines sleepily against his treasure sack, unsigned, 18th-19th century; and an Ivory Netsuke of an Oni, it stands on a rocky outcrop amid swirling waves and drags a half-drowned man from the water, signed beneath, Meiji period (2)

A Wood Netsuke of a Blind Masseur, he stoops to lift his strength stone, one eye and teeth inlaid in ivory, signed ....gyoku (?); and an Ivory Netsuke of a scholar and his assistant painting a kakejiku, details inlaid in horn, the two figures on a rounded base, unsigned; both 19th century (2)Please note: The second item is not "unsigned" but should be described as "Inscribed Mitsuhiro"

An Ivory Netsuke of a farmer, he laughs at his own good fortune as he carrys a gigantic gourd over his shoulder, a leafy stem hangs from the calyx, signed Masatsugu, 19th century

An Ivory Netsuke of a boy on stilts, he walks with his stilts resting on a book and a sake bottle, signed Masatomo, Late 19th century; and a Wood Netsuke of a blind masseur lifting a large stone, one eye inlaid in ivory, unsigned, 19th century (2)

An Ivory Netsuke of a ferry boat, the long boat of traditional form filled with travellers, merchants and produce, unsigned, 19th century; and another Ivory Netsuke rather surrealy carved as the Seven Gods of Good Fortune travelling in a ship formed of waves, unsigned, 19th century (2)

An Ivory Netsuke/Okimono of Two Shojo, they stand beside a large sake jar, one topping it up from a tokkuri, the other cooling it with her fan, red and black etched details, signed Hoshisai, Meiji period; and an Ivory Netsuke of a Woman carrying a kettle and holding her son upon her back, unsigned, 19th century (2)

An Ivory Netsuke of a Scholar, he reclines against an armrest while enveloped in a voluminous robe and holding an uchiwa, unsigned, 19th century; and an Ivory Netsuke amusingly depicting a Shojo seated in a large sake cup and rowing herself across the waves using a ladle as a paddle, signed Ankosai (?) (2)

An Ivory Netsuke of a Pilgrim wearing a long robe and carrying a gourd over his shoulder, signed Gyokumasa, 19th century; An Ivory Netsuke/Okimono of Jurojin, he leans on his crane whilst it feeds from a bowl, they sit on a circular stand, unsigned, 19th century; and an Ivory Netsuke of Hotei seated holding his uchiwa to his head, signed Kazan (?), Meiji period (3)

A Kagamibuta Netsuke, the ivory bowl set with a shibuichi plate depicting a sumo wrestler with an attendant, details inlaid in copper, shakudo and gilding, unsigned, 19th century

An Ivory Group Netsuke of a man seated refreshing himself from a double-gourd bottle and clasping his head in dismay, his boy assistant seated placidly on a basket behind him, signed in seal characters Kosai (?), 19th century

Two Ivory Netsuke, the first of a blacksmith kneeling by his draw-bellows as he mends a cooking pot, signed, Meiji period; the second of Anchin and Kiyohime standing either side of a large bronze bell, unsigned, 19th century (2)

An Ivory Netsuke of a Woodsman, he sits on a fallen tree holding his axe on his lap and a sickle tucked into his obi, unsigned, 19th century; and two other Ivory Netsuke, one of fierce General kneeling holding his uchiwa, the other of a farmer seated on a tree stump with a basket of seeds, the latter signed Kogyoku (3)

A Wood Tonkotsu of roughly oval section, decorated with scattered shells, fish, crab and seaweed in gold lacquer, inlaid malachite, coral and contrasting woods, unsigned; with a lacquered wood netsuke of an open clam shell revealing an interior landscape, unsigned