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Carved amber netsuke of a toad. Signed to base. 40mm long

Three Netsukes, including a tortoise, carved walnut and a polished stone in the form of a Netsuke

A carved wooden Netsuke in the form of a dragon

A carved wooden Netsuke in the form of a dragon

A carved wooden Netsuke in the form of dogs

A carved wooden Netsuke in the form of a snake

A carved wooden Netsuke

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Modern solid silver model of a coiled Dragon, Netsuke style, hallmarked Jon Braganza, London 2015, L4cm x H3cm Condition Report:4 ozt approx

A GROUP OF CARVED HARDWOOD NETSUKE Comprising; skull, monkey, turtle, bird, dragon, frog, figures and shishi, various ceramic miniature figures, composition inro, white metal ring and box (a lot) Condition Report:Available upon request

The Netsuke Handbook Of Ueda Reikichi adapted from the Japanese By Raymond Rushell, 1961, Japan.The Art of the Netsuke Carver By Frederick Meinertzhagen, London, 1956.Eighteenth to twentieth century netsuke [Eskenazi]London 1978.

A circular box and cover, decorated with torii gate beside a toro [stone lantern], 17cm diameter; together with: a small Satsuma vase, 15 cm high; a small lacquered dish; a metal fitting designed as a nihonzaru with a gourd flask and sakazuki, 6.5 cm; and eight wood netsuke or small okimono [damage and wear] [12]

Utagawa Kuniyoshi [1798-1861], an oban tate-e portrait of the famous Emperor Go-Daigo loyalist, Kusunoki Masashige from the Warrior series Meiko Hyaku Yuden; published by Izumiya IchibeiCompare another example of this print in the British Museum, No. 2008.3037.15307Kusunoki Masashige [1294-1336] found fame as a loyal defender of the Emperor Go-Daigo during the tumultuous years of the Nanbokucho period in the 14th Century. Masahige's opposition to the power of the Ashikaga Shoguns found fertile ground during the Meiji Restoration, and a huge, bronze equestrian figure of him was placed close to Tokyo's Babasaki Gate in 1900 ['Meiji Revisited'/The sites of Victorian Japan' by Dallas Finn/page 162 refers]. Kuniyoshi's design with a compass and globe is interesting; Henri Joly mentions a netsuke of Kusunoki in the Gilbertson Collection, carved with Kusunoki holding a Mariner's compass ['Legend in Japanese Art'/page 309, refers]. Although there was a significant market for Kuniyoshi's historical portraits, the Bakufu were highly sensitive regarding images that could be interpreted as critical of the Tokugawa regime. Kuniyoshi's triptych of Raiko and the Earth Spider, for instance, precipitated a confrontation with the Bakufu censors, and Kuniyoshi was forced to destroy the offending blocks in order to avoid further trouble [Source: page 114 of 'Japanese Prints/Ukiyo-e in Edo, 1700-1900' by Ellis Tinios, British Museum Press, 2010.]Condition Report: Please note that the damage and trimming includes: visible trimming to the left hand side, paper and fugitive colour deterioration.

Netsuke Japan, 19. Jh. Hirschhorn. Stehender Sennin mit kleinem Sack auf der Schulter. H. 7 cm. (Hutkrempe besch.). (59740)

Inrô. 19. Jh.Signatur: Yûyûsai und Rotlacksiegel4-tlg. In hohem Gold-takamakie, -hiramakie und pudrigem nashiji Tempelanlage in hohen Bergen und Spaziergänger auf dem Weg zum Tempeltor, über den weiten See führt eine Stegbrücke mit Spaziergänger, auf dem Wasser Segelboote, Details in kirikane, Gold- und Silberfolie (minimale Fehlstelle). Innen nashiji und fundame. Alte Sammlernummer innen.H 7,9 cm; B 7,4 cmProvenienzKlefisch, Köln, 1./2.12.1978, Lot 747Privatsammlung, München, erworben bei Klefisch, Köln, am 12.9.1992, Lot 207 (als hako-Netsuke) (Rechnung liegt vor)

Inrô. 2. Hälfte 19. Jh.Sign.: Onko Chôkan5-tlg. Allseitig sabiji, das rostiges und genarbtes Eisen imitiert. In braunem sabiji und Gold-takamakie auf beiden Seiten ein Baumstamm und Zweige mit Pflaumenblüten und Knospen, auf einer Seite auch eine omoto-Pflanze (Rhodea japonica) mit roten Beeren. Innen nashiji und fundame. Chinesischer Fruchtkern mit Hotei als ojime. Holz-Netsuke in Form eines gefalteten Papiers mit Ahornblättern in goldenem, silbernem und rotem Lack.H 7,8 cm; B 5 cmProvenienzPrivatsammlung, München, erworben bei Lempertz, Köln, 2./3.12.1987, Lot 736 (Rechnung liegt vor)

Shibayama-inrô. 2. Hälfte 19. Jh.Sign. auf eingelegtem Plättchen aus Perlmutt: Yasutami5-tlg., von achteckigem Querschnitt. Allseitig kinji. In makie und sehr fein geschnittenen und reliefierten Einlagen aus Elfenbein, Perlmutter, Horn, Holz und Stein insgesamt zwölf Fächerformate, gefüllt mit Figuren, Blumen und Vögeln. Innen nashiji und fundame.H 9,5 cm; B 6,1 cmProvenienzPrivatsammlung, RheinlandAusstellungenNetsuke, Inro u.a. Sagemono, Ausstellung, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Köln, 30.9.1982-2.1.1983LiteraturPubliziert in: Netsuke, Inro u.a. Sagemono, Ausstellungskatalog, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Köln 1982, S. 142, P/35 (ohne Abb.)Dieses Objekt wurde unter Verwendung von Materialien hergestellt, für die beim Export in Ländern außerhalb der EU eine Genehmigung nach CITES erforderlich ist. Wir machen darauf aufmerksam, dass eine Genehmigung im Regelfall nicht erteilt wird.

Daruma-Puppe. Gefärbtes Elfenbein. Osaka. Ca. 1860Sign.: MasahiroPuppe von typischer Form mit typischem Gesichtsausdruck, in der rechten Armbeuge ein Fliegenwedel.H 3,1 cmProvenienzDr. Robert L. Green, bis 1973Eskenazi, London ab 1973Sammlung van Voorst, laut BesitzerangabeLiteraturJapanese netsuke formerly in the collection of Dr Robert L Green, Eskenazi, London 1973, Nr. 5 und George Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists, Honolulu 1981, S. 704Dieses Objekt wurde unter Verwendung von Materialien hergestellt, für die beim Export in Ländern außerhalb der EU eine Genehmigung nach CITES erforderlich ist. Wir machen darauf aufmerksam, dass eine Genehmigung im Regelfall nicht erteilt wird.

Shunga-Netsuke. Seiôbô. Buchsbaum und Elfenbein. 19. Jh.Bez.: YoshinagaStehend, gekleidet in vornehme Gewänder, in beiden Händen ein großer Pfirsich an einem Blattzweig. Zieht man den Rock herunter, werden das nackte Geschlecht und die Beine sichtbar. Kopf und Körperteile aus Elfenbein.H 8,8 cmProvenienzAus einem nordrhein-westfälischen Nachlass, erworben bei Hildegard Flachsmann, Kronberg (Rechnung und Beschreibung liegen vor)Dieses Objekt wurde unter Verwendung von Materialien hergestellt, für die beim Export in Ländern außerhalb der EU eine Genehmigung nach CITES erforderlich ist. Wir machen darauf aufmerksam, dass eine Genehmigung im Regelfall nicht erteilt wird.

Karako mit Fächer. Holz mit farbigen Einlagen und Lack. 2. Hälfte 19. Jh.Sign.: HôjitsuLeicht zur Seite geneigt stehend mit einem großen uchiwa mit einem Schmetterling aus Perlmutter über blühendem Buschklee auf kinji. Das Gewand ist mit sehr feinen Gewandmustern in Goldlack dekoriert. Kopf und Hände aus Elfenbein. Der Perlmutter-Griff des Fächer rest. und Fehlstelle.H 4,5 cmProvenienzSammlung I. A. and Cecile Mann Victor, bis 1989Sammlung Scott Meredith (1923-1993), New YorkBarry Davies Oriental Art Ltd., London, ab 1995Hildegard Flachsmann, KronbergAus einem nordrhein-westfälischen NachlassAusstellungenNetsuke Kenkyukai Convention, The New York Palace Hotel, New York City, 8.-15.9.1995LiteraturThe I. A. and Cecile Mann Victor Collection of Netsuke, Christie's New York, 20.4.1989, Lot 126 (Abb. auf dem Umschlag) und Barry Davies Oriental Art Ltd., 100 Selected Pieces from The Netsuke Collection of Scott Meredith, London 1995, Kat.-Nr. 81 (Abb. auf dem Umschlag)Dieses Objekt wurde unter Verwendung von Materialien hergestellt, für die beim Export in Ländern außerhalb der EU eine Genehmigung nach CITES erforderlich ist. Wir machen darauf aufmerksam, dass eine Genehmigung im Regelfall nicht erteilt wird.

Kleiner liegender Eber. Buchsbaum. Nagoya. Mitte 19. Jh.Sign.: Itsuô tô (Hokyûdô Itsumin)Mit angewinkelten Vorderbeinen dabei sich aufzurichten, der Kopf ist leicht angehoben und nach links gewandt. Differenziert ausgeführtes Fell und Haare. Pupillen aus schwarzem Horn.Die Signatur "Itsuô tô" bedeutet übersetzt "geschnitzt vom alten Mann Itsu". Meinertzhagen hat diese Signatur handschriftlich seinem Text zu Itsumin hinzugefügt. wobei er impliziert, dass es sich bei dem alten Mann Itsu um Hokyûdô Itsumin handelt (MCI, S. 245). Siehe auch die beiden Signaturen "Itsuô" in G. Lazarnick, Netsuke and Inro Artists, Honolulu 1982, S. 526 und 527.H 1,8 cm; L 4,5 cm

Zwei manjû. Holz und Lack. 18./19. Jh.a) 2-tlg. Rund. Allseitig locker gestreuter nashiji. In Gold- und Silber-hiramakie Kirschblütenzweige und große Blätter. Innen nashiji und fundame und Ring für die Kordel, die runde Öffnung in Silber gefasst. b) 2-tlg. Ovale Form. Allseitig nashiji mit Kirschblütenblättern auf der Oberseite. In Gold-makie, Schwarzlack und Metallauflage fünf Wappen, darunter kiri-mon. An den Rändern Mäander. Innen Schwarzlack und fundame sowie Ring aus metall. (2)a) D 4,5 cm; b) L 4,4 cmProvenienzPrivatsammlung, München, erworben bei Klefisch, Köln, 12.9.1992, Lot 474 (als hako-Netsuke) (Rechnung liegt vor)

Inro von Hirose NagaharuJapan, 19.Jh. Vierfächrig. Signiert Hirose Nagaharu mit Kaoo. Darstellung einer Wasserlandschaft mit Libellen in Gold-Hiramakie mit teilweise Silber- und Rotlack auf Schwarzgrund. Innen Nashiji. H 8,8 cm. Ojime aus Tsuishu-Lack, verziert mit Kranich. Netsuke eines Mannes mit einem Affe auf der Schulter. Keramik, teilweise mit grüner Glasur. H 6,6 cm. Mit Seidenhülle.

InroJapan, Edo-Zeit, 19.Jh. Vierfächrig. Signiert Kajikawa sai mit Siegel (Kajikawa-Schule). Darstellung des Fuji auf der einen Seite, auf der anderen Pavillons in einer Landschaft in Gold- und Silber-Takamakie auf Goldlack. Innen Nashiji. L 8,3 cm. / Ojime aus Koralle. Netsuke aus Tsuishu-Lack in Kalebassenform. L 5,5 cm.

An oriental collection of Netsuke including a water dropper, snuff bottle, carving statues etc. postage cat B

Three Japanese carved wooden netsuke comprising temple lion and two figures.

A carved vegetable ivory netsuke,early 20th century, Japanese in the form of a man holding a large fish,5cm hightogether with four further netsuke, two wooden and two bone, and four Chinese glass snuff bottles,the largest12cm high (9)Condition Reportchips knocks and small losses to the netsuke, surface scratches , glass with scratches and small chips

A Good Selection of Wooden Carved Netsuke. various examples with a reclining nude female, horse and more, most with Chinese charcter markings (a lot)

Four Chinese Resin Netsuke, tested to be resin (4)

A Japanese carved wood three case inro, carved with male and female figures in erotic positions (shunga), with carved wood netsuke of a woman, 9cm high.

A Japanese carved bone three-section inro of cylindrical outline, decorated with butterflies amongst flowering shrubs, 4.5cm long, with ojime and netsuke.

A Japanese carved boxwood netsuke of a cat and mouse, unsigned, 5cm long.

A Japanese carved Boxwood erotic netsuke of a female taking a bath, 4cm wide.

A Japanese carved boxwood netsuke of a rat on a broom, unsigned, 9cm long.

A Japanese carved boxwood, three section inro, carved in low relief storks, 9.5cmm long with boxwood ojime of a bird feeding on a clam, and a netsuke in the form of a stalk.

A Japanese carved boxwood netsuke in the form of a locust, signed, 7cm long.

A Japanese carved and stained hardwood netsuke in the form of two leaping carp, unsigned, 5cm wide.

2 Jade netsuke

A boxed Tek Sing Cargo bowl, boxed, a bronze censer, a horn netsuke, etc. (8)

NetsukeJapan 18./19. Jh. Holz mit Resten der alten Lackierung. Affenmutter mit ihrem Jungen. Beide mit eingelegten Augen. Zwei Löcher für die Befestigung. Durchmesser ca. 3 cm.

Karakuri NetsukeJapan, Meiji Periode 19. Jh. Holz geschnitzt. Trick-Netske in Forme einer aufklappbaren Kakifrucht. Darin sitzend zwei Gelehrte beim Brettspiel Go. Spielsteine sind eingelegt. Größe ca. 3,5 x 3,5, Höhe ca. 3 cm. Eine Klappseite ist lose.

Konvolut 6-tlg., drei Netsuke, drei Schnitzereien, Knochen, diverse Motive. Guter, altersbedingter Zustand.

Three netsuke

Three carved netsuke, elephants, deer and fish

Three carved netsuke

Three carved netsuke, fish, deer and turtles

Three carved netsuke, owl, mouse and birds

Three carved netsuke, mouse, bird, and pig and tiger

Three carved netsuke

Antikes erotisches Netsuke, um 1900Zweiteiliges Netsuke aus Bein in Form eines geflochtenen Korbes, auf dessen Deckel ein Mann ein Paar im Inneren durch eine Öffnung beim Liebesspiel beobachtet. Sehr fein gearbeitet, Innenseite des Deckels mit Inschrift: 百慕達 (Bedeutung: Die Personen mit hundertfachem innigen Verlangen). Sammlerstück. Maße ca. 3 x 4,5 cm. Sehr guter Erhaltungszustand mit Altersspuren.

Antikes Netsuke mit erotischer Szene, wohl um 1900Schnitzerei aus dunklem Holz, Darstellung eines Paares beim Liebesspiel. Auf der Unterseite mit einem Kanji gestempelt. Maße: ca. 5 x 5,5 cm. Guter Erhaltungszustand mit Altersspuren.

Ojime / NetsukeJapan, Edo, 19. Jahrhundert. - Hotei - 700er Gold. H. 2,2 cm. Gew.: 11,89 Gramm. Leichte Alters- u. Gebrauchsspuren.

Masken-NetsukeJapan, 19. Jahrhundert. Holz, geschnitzt. 4,7 x 3,2 x 2,2 cm. Verso sign. Leicht ber. u. best., Zunge in Kopf gerutscht. Der Mund klappbar.

KAJIKAWA: A SUPERB SET OF THREE LACQUER SAKE SAUCERS DEPICTING BUDDHA AND THE BODHISATTVAS MONJU (MANJUSHRI) AND FUGEN (SAMANTABHADRA)By a member of the Kajikawa family, each signed Kajikawa sakuJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Each of circular form with shallow rounded sides supported on a short spreading foot, bearing a silver ground to the interior finely decorated in gold and colored takamaki-e, hiramaki-e and togidashi-e. The largest depicting Buddha seated in dhyanasana, wearing loose-fitting robes decorated with stylized lotus and scrolling foliage, his serene face with heavy-lidded eyes and full lips forming a calm smile, the hair arranged in tight curls over the ushnisha; the second-largest depicting Monju Bosatsu (Manjushri) seated on a shishi and reading a scroll; the smallest depicting Fugen Bosatsu (Samantabhadra) seated on an elephant and holding a nyoi-scepter. All three deities are backed by circular halos. The exteriors each red-lacquered, the bases each with the gold-lacquered signature KAJIKAWA saku [made by Kajikawa].DIAMETER 13.8 cm, 12.6 cm, and 11.3 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear.Provenance: From the estate of Soo Sui-ling and Dr. Cornelius Osgood, and thence by descent in the same family. The interior of the foot with remnants of an old label. Dr. Cornelius Osgood (1905-1983) was a professor of anthropology at Yale University and a leading scholar of the cultures of the Arctic and East Asia. His association with the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale began in 1930 when he joined the university's faculty, and over the years he was instrumental in building up and organizing the museum's collection. He became curator of the museum's anthropology department in 1934 and was appointed the Peabody's associate director in 1966. He held both positions until his retirement in 1973. His publications include a multivolume study of the Athabascan tribes of northern Canada and Alaska as well as Winter, a memoir of the year he spent living among the Indians of Canada's Northwest Territories in the 1920s. In later years, he specialized in Far Eastern societies, publishing “The Koreans and Their Culture” in 1951, and “Village Life in Old China” in 1963.The Kajikawa family were Japanese lacquerware artists whose school in Edo flourished for more than 200 years. Kyujiro is generally acknowledged as the founder of the family and the inaugurator of its traditions. He excelled in designing particularly delicate lacquer inro. Kajikawa artists also designed lacquer netsuke. Other lacquer objects by this school are considerably rarer than inro and netsuke.Museum comparison:Compare a related single sake cup, signed Kajikawa, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, accession no. W.141-1921.

MINJO: AN IVORY OKIMONO OF A DRUNKEN ONI WITH TANUKIBy Minjo, signed MinjoJapan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)A drunken oni, depicted as a vendor, his face and horns very finely carved, in a joyous dance pose. The demon is holding a piece of an octopus tentacle up high in one hand and a sake bottle with a character meaning 'more of that' (among other things) in the other. He is carrying an umbrella on his back. Beside the oni is a tanuki, a kind of demonic raccoon, which is sometimes also depicted selling sake, and in this case hungers for the oni's snack. The garment folds and other details are carved in a very lively manner. The two-character signature inlaid in red lacquer within a decorative reserve on the tanuki's belly signed MINJO.HEIGHT 14.1 cmCondition: Good condition, minor wear, one hand and the handle to the umbrella have been reattached.Provenance: Austrian private collection. Galerie Zacke, Fine Netsuke, Sagemono & Okimono, 27 April 2019; Vienna, lot 337. Czech private collection, acquired from the above.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

MASAMITSU: A RARE AND LARGE TOKYO SCHOOL IVORY OKIMONO OF A HUNTER WITH MATCHLOCK RIFLE (TANEGASHIMA)By Masamitsu, signed Masamitsu toJapan, Tokyo, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely carved as a hunter standing on a naturalistically carved base with a twig, leaves, and a small tree stump. He is holding a matchlock rifle (tanegashima) in both hands, the gun finely rendered with both roughly textured and smoothly polished elements. His face with a pleased expression showing a bucktoothed smile with narrowed eyes looking upward, perhaps he has just shot a bird. He is wearing patterned robes over a bamboo undershirt, a pouch with netsuke is attached to his belt, and a straw hat tied below the chin over his wavy hair. The underside of the base incised with the signature MASAMITSU to [carved by Masamitsu].HEIGHT 35 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and expected age cracks.Provenance: Collection of Charles Rozenfeld, Antwerp, Belgium. Charles Simon Rozenfeld (1943-2020) was a Belgian diamond dealer and keen collector of Japanese art, particularly ivory.Tanegashima, most often called in Japanese and sometimes in English hinawaju ('matchlock gun'), was a type of matchlock-configured arquebus firearm introduced to Japan through the Portuguese Empire in 1543. Tanegashima were used by the samurai class and their ashigaru 'foot soldiers', and within a few years the introduction of the tanegashima in battle changed the way war was fought in Japan forever. After Tokugawa Ieyasu destroyed the Toyotomi clan in the siege of Osaka and established the Tokugawa shogunate, the relatively peaceful Edo period arrived, and the use of tanegashima declined. Isolation did not eliminate the production of guns in Japan—on the contrary, there is evidence of around 200 gunsmiths in Japan by the end of the Edo period. However, the social life of firearms had changed: as the historian David L. Howell has argued, for many in Japanese society, the gun had become less a weapon than a farm implement for scaring off animals. With no external enemies for over 200 years, tanegashima were mainly used by samurai for hunting and target practice, the majority were relegated to the arms store houses of the daimyo.Auction comparison: Compare a closely related ivory okimono of a hunter by Kyosei, dated late 19th century, Meiji period, 31 cm high, at Christie's, 19 June 2002, London, lot 176 (sold for 8,365 GBP).Trade Certificate:The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number 2022/BE03248/CE).This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

A SUPERB IVORY OKIMONO OF A SKULL WITH SNAKE AND LOTUSUnsignedJapan, Tokyo, Meiji period (1868-1912)A morbidly fascinating ivory okimono of netsuke type depicting a skull carved with intricate and anatomically precise detail. A snake with naturalistically carved scales, its body varying in thickness, is coiling around the cranium, emerging from underneath, its head terminating at the top, the glaring eyes inlaid, ready to strike from above. A furled lotus leaf with curved stem is visible underneath. Large central himotoshi to the superbly carved underside.LENGTH 5.4 cm, HEIGHT 5.2 cmCondition: Excellent condition. Some tiny nibbling to edges.The skull, snake, and lotus together represent the Buddhist philosophy of the impermanence of life, which can be summarized as 'Memento Mori' (latin for 'remember that you die').In Japanese Samurai culture, the influence of Zen Buddhist contemplation of death on indigenous culture can be gauged by the following quotation from the classic treatise on samurai ethics, the Hagakure:“The Way of the Samurai is, morning after morning, the practice of death, considering whether it will be here or be there, imagining the most sightly way of dying, and putting one's mind firmly in death. Although this may be a most difficult thing, if one will do it, it can be done. There is nothing that one should suppose cannot be done.”In the annual appreciation of cherry blossom and fall colors, hanami and momijigari, it was philosophized that things are most splendid at the very moment just before their fall, and to aim to live and die in a similar fashion.Auction comparison:Compare a closely related ivory netsuke of a skull with two snakes at Zacke, Fine Japanese and Netsuke Art, 22 June 2019, Vienna, lot 341 (sold for 15,168 EUR).Trade Certificate:The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number 2022/BE01721/CE). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

CHIKUYOSAI TOMOCHIKA: A LARGE IVORY OKIMONO NETSUKE OF AN ELEPHANT WITH A GROUP OF KARAKOBy Chikuyosai Tomochika, signed Chikuyosai Tomochika with sealJapan, Edo (Tokyo), c. 1870A large and finely carved okimono of netsuke type with a florally rimmed himotoshi underneath, depicting a procession of four karako playing various instruments around an elephant wearing an opulent saddlecloth surmounted by a large lotus flower. Signed to the underside in two shaped cartouches CHIKUYOSAI TOMOCHIKA and with a red square seal.LENGTH 6.5 cm, HEIGHT 6.5 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear.Auction comparison:Compare to a closely related ivory okimono, by Tomochika and Jogyoku, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 6 November 2007, London, lot 153 (sold for 1,800 GBP).Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 23-B-0091).This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

DOSHO: A SHIBAYAMA-INLAID WOOD NETSUKE OF A CAPARISONED ELEPHANTBy Dosho, signed Dosho 道笑Japan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The caparisoned elephant set on a rectangular base and finely inlaid in the Shibayama style with green-stained stag antler, stained bone, coral, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, glass, and metal. The underside with a central himotoshi and signed DOSHO.LENGTH 3.7 cmCondition: Excellent condition with minor wear.

AN IVORY NETSUKE OF KINTARO AND YAMAUBA WATCHING TWO RABBITS WRESTLEUnsigned Japan, Tokyo, late 19th centuryFinely and charmingly carved as the Golden Boy and his mountain witch mother judging a wrestling contest between two hares. Kintaro is standing in a dynamic pose with one leg raised, his axe and a drum in his hands, his face with a cheerful expression, the yama-uba seated with her breasts exposed, both with neatly incised and darkly stained hair, the rabbits locked in combat. Natural himotoshi.WIDTH 4.4 cmCondition: Chip to the cord of the drum. Otherwise good condition.Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number 22NL308306/20). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.