AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A DOG AND YOUNG, ATTRIBUTED TO OKATOMOAttributed to Yamaguchi Okatomo, unsignedJapan, Kyoto, late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved, the mother seated on the rear haunches with one front paw on the ground and the other resting on the back of her pup snuggling up to her, both with fine expressions, floppy ears, tails swung to one side, and neatly incised fur heightened with sumi, the mother's spine precisely rendered, the underside well carved, several himotoshi between the two animals and their limbs, the side and underside with asymmetrical himotoshi.LENGTH 4.3 cmCondition: Superb condition with expected surface wear and very little age cracks. Fine, warm patina.Literature comparison: Though Okatomo carved several dogs, this variant of a female dog with pup is quite rare. Compare a similar ivory netsuke of a dog and young, also attributed to Okatomo, illustrated in Eskenazi (1993) Japanese Netsuke from the Carre Collection, p. 147, no. 183.Auction comparison: Compare a related ivory netsuke of a dog by Okatomo, in a similar pose as the mother dog in the present netsuke, 5.1 cm high, dated early 19th century, at Bonhams, The Harriet Szechenyi Sale of Japanese Art, 8 November 2011, London, lot 157 (sold for 46,850 GBP). Compare a related netsuke of a dog and young, also attributed to Okatomo and dated late 18th century, at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 29 October 2021, Vienna, lot 53 (sold for 6,320 EUR). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.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.
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IKKO: A RARE IVORY ASHTRAY NETSUKE DEPICTING THE THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER (SHOCHIKUBAI)By Hasegawa Ikko, signed Ikko 一光Japan, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Galerie Zacke (1988) Ausstellung Marcel Lorber: Japanische Netsuke aus seinem Nachlass, no. 12.Exhibited: Galerie Zacke, Ausstellung Marcel Lorber: Japanische Netsuke aus seinem Nachlass, 20 May – 30 June 1988, Vienna.Of ovoid form, the exterior superbly stained and intricately carved and undercut with a detailed relief of figures walking along a pathway with rockwork and the Three Friends of Winter – pine, bamboo, and plum – towards a holy figure seated in his retreat as a visitor with his attendant departs. The rim neatly incised with scroll designs. The incision work heightened with sumi. The himotoshi cleverly conceived, carved as the chasm below the bridge. The underside signed IKKO.LENGTH 4.5 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear and minimal age cracks. Fine patina.Provenance: Ex-collection Marcel Lorber (1900-1986).Auction comparison: Compare an ivory ashtray netsuke by Hasegawa Ikko at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 25 September 2020, Vienna, lot 261 (sold for 9,101 EUR). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.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 FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF GATTEN WITH A LUNAR HAREUnsignedJapan, Edo (Tokyo), mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A fine carving depicting the moon goddess dressed in long flowing robes, wearing a billowing shawl over her shoulders, and holding a fan in her right hand, a small lunar hare beside her with large eyes inlaid in coral, the back with two himotoshi.HEIGHT 5.5 cmCondition: Good condition, appealingly worn, expected age cracks, few minuscule nicks, fine honey-yellow patina.Provenance: The Gabor Wilhelm Collection, Paris.Literature comparison:A similar netsuke by Masatoshi is illustrated in Schwarz, Karl M. (2001) Netsuke Subjects Addendum, pp. 8-9, no. A7.Auction comparison: Compare a closely related ivory netsuke by Masatoshi at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 3 December 2021, Vienna, lot 240 (sold for 2,781 EUR). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.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.
KOKUSAI: A SUPERB IVORY RYUSA NETSUKE OF A DOUBLE-DRAGON MOKUGYOBy Ozaki Kokusai (1835-1892), signed Koku 谷齋Japan, Shiba, Tokyo, c. 1860-1880Published: Moss, Sydney L. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. II, no. 122.The circular ivory ryusa netsuke formed as a mokugyo with two confronting dragon heads as the handle, the mythical beasts mutually biting into a tama, their manes very finely carved and trailing down the upper area of the mokugyo, the swirling hairs terminating in pleasing curls. The body is superbly carved in openwork with reishi-head cloud scrolls and lotus leaves, the reverse with cresting waves around a shippo (cash coin) design and with a central himotoshi. Signed in sunken relief in an oval reserve with an “anchor” seal KOKUSAI. The use of this “anchor” seal character Koku 谷 is unprecedented in conjunction with the sai 齋 character seal.HEIGHT 3.9 cmCondition: Excellent condition, tiny hairline age crack near the opening of the mokugyo.Literature comparison:Compare to two other netsuke by Kokusai carved as double dragon-headed mokugyos, illustrated in Sydney L. Moss Ltd. (2016) Kokusai the Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. II, pp. 102-105, nos. 119 & 120. The present netsuke is certainly the most refined of the group. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.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.
SHUMIN: A RARE EXQUISITELY SMALL WOOD NETSUKE OF DARUMA By Hara Shumin, signed Shumin 舟珉Japan, Edo (Tokyo), mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)An unusually small and exquisitely carved version of this popular model by Hara Shumin (lot 190). The Zen patriarch Daruma, bare-chested and almost completely enveloped in his robe, is shown meditating. The garment folds are powerfully accentuated, and the amusing facial expression is expertly crafted. The large and asymmetrical himotoshi are ringed in stained bone. Signed SHUMIN, who was a pupil and adopted son of Hara Shugetsu.HEIGHT 2.9 cmCondition: Excellent conditionProvenance: German private collection.
A LARGE AND UNUSUAL WOOD NETSUKE OF A TOAD ON A LOTUS LEAFUnsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Boldly carved as a toad with warty skin and metal-inlaid eyes standing foursquare on a furled lotus leaf with neatly incised veins, the leaf of an inward-lobed octagonal form, the underside with two himotoshi.LENGTH 5.7 cmCondition: Very good condition with some wear.Provenance: From the important private collection of Jochen and Herbert Kienzle, and thence by descent in the same family. Jochen (1925-2002) and Herbert (1931-1997) Kienzle were sons of Herbert Otto Kienzle (1887-1954), whose father Jakob (1859-1935) was a German watchmaker, who founded Kienzle Apparate, a German manufacturer of data processing equipment. Jochen and Herbert took over management of the company after their father's death in 1954 and pioneered the use of computer systems for commercial office-based applications in Germany. From 1965 until 1986, the brothers assembled a well-known and highly regarded collection of East Asian and Tibetan art.
MITSUHIRO: A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF FUKUROKUJUSigned Mitsuhiro 光廣Japan, Osaka, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Zacke (1988), Ausstellung Marcel Lorber (1900-1986). 3.Teil: Japanische Netsuke aus seinem Nachlass, no. 58.A small, beautifully stained, and finely carved ivory netsuke depicting the lucky god Fukurokuju with a large forehead, dressed in a voluminous robe and with a characteristic cowl draped over his head. He is shown holding a fan and leaning against a large, gnarly cane. His robe is neatly incised with karakusa motifs. The back with small himotoshi and the underside with the neatly incised signature MITSUHIRO within an oval reserve.HEIGHT 3.3 cmCondition: Old repair to the staff. Otherwise fine condition.Provenance: Ex-collection Marcel Lorber (1900-1986), sold at Zacke in 1988 and since then in a Viennese private collection.Literature comparison:Compare to a related ivory netsuke of Fukurokuju on clouds, by Ohara Mitsuhiro, formerly in the Bushell collection, now in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) accession no. AC1998.249.174.Auction comparison:Compare to a related ivory netsuke of Fukurokuju, signed Mitsuhiro, sold at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 16 April 2021, Vienna, lot 77 (sold for 4,550 EUR). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.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.
SUKEKUNI: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A FROG ON HALF WALNUTBy Sukekuni, signed Sukekuni 亮国Japan, Takayama, Hida province, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Very finely carved as a frog perched on top of a walnut, its back slightly arched and the legs splayed – ready to pounce! The expression is sensitively crafted, and the eyes are inlaid in dark horn. Note the beautifully rendered textures of the amphibian's skin and the superbly detailed walnut with simulated worm-rot. Signed underneath SUKEKUNI. The singular pierced himotoshi is tucked away under the 'natural' opening of the walnut where the seeds are usually found.LENGTH 4.2 cmCondition: Very good condition, minor surface wear.Provenance: French private collection.Not much is known about the artist Sukekuni other than that he belonged to the school of Matsuda Sukenaga (1800-1871), who carved very similar netsuke of frogs. His work is scarce with barely any examples recorded.Auction comparison:A similar netsuke of a frog on lotus-seed pod by Matsuda Sukenaga was sold at Bonhams, Fine Netsuke from the Adrienne Barbanson Collection, 13 May 2013, London, lot 37 (sold for 20,000 GBP). Another similar netsuke of a frog on a split walnut by Matsuda Sukenaga was sold at Bonhams, Fine Netsuke from a French Private Collection, London, lot 110 (sold for 4,562 GBP).
SHOKO: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF URASHIMA TARO WITH TURTLEBy Shoko Suganoya, signed Shoko 尚古Japan, Takayama, Hida school, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Lazarnick, George, Netsuke and Inro Artists, Honolulu 1982, p. 967.Finely carved from wood with darkened and accentuated areas, depicting Urashima Taro holding a large gourd filled with sake and offering it, in a sakazuki cup, to a little turtle crawling over his shoulder. Urashima is nursing the turtle back to health with sake, the drink of the immortals. Very finely carved details such as the turtle's carapace, Urashima's hair, his sandals and the straw apron – surely an allusion to the minogame (straw raincoat turtle). Both have minutely inlaid eyes of dark horn. Natural himotoshi and signature on the underside SHOKO. A pupil of Matsuda Sukenaga.HEIGHT 4.2 cmCondition: Excellent condition, very appealing patina.Provenance: The Gabor Wilhelm Collection.According to legend Urashima Taro saved a little minogame (straw-raincoat turtle) from an ill fate, which subsequently turned out to be the daughter of the dragon king. The next day a giant turtle appeared and brought Urashima to the underwater palace of the dragon god. Urashima stayed there for a few days and received a box and was told not to open it. When he returned, everyone he knew was gone and everything had changed, so in his bewilderment he opened the box and suddenly turned into an old man. He then heard a whisper from the sea telling him he was told not to open the box, in it was his old age…
A VERY LARGE AND SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A FOREIGNER WITH DOGUnsignedJapan, c. 1800, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Barry Davies Oriental Art (1990) Netsuke Classics, no. 49.Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal (NKSJ) vol. 12, no. 3, p. 49.International Netsuke Society Journal (INSJ), vol. 20, no. 3, p. 22.An impressively large and superbly carved wood netsuke depicting a foreigner, most likely of Chinese descent, holding a shaggy-haired dog in both hands. He wears a large conical hat and Chinese robes, the area around the collar is, quite unusually, inlaid in dark-reddish wood. His facial expression appears to be one of distress, the mouth agape, and the eyes wide open. A curved sabre in its scabbard is slung from his waist. Large, asymmetrical himotoshi through the back.HEIGHT 14.6 cmCondition: Excellent condition, the wood slightly worn with a good patina.Provenance: European private collection. Sold at Sotheby’s London, 8 June 2000, lot 129 (hammer price 75,000 GBP), where it was acquired by Barry Davies.Literature comparison:Barry Davies supposed that this carver was active on the Ryukyu Islands. Several similar examples are known and can be attributed to this hand. One, described as a Dutchman and dog, was exhibited at the Honolulu Academy of Arts in January 1975, and is illustrated in the International Netsuke Society Journal (INSJ), vol. 3, no. 1, p. 22.
A FINE WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF KITSUNEUnsigned Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Well carved as a kitsune (fox) mask with pricked ears, the mouth slightly open, the slightly bulging eyes deeply carved, the brows and whiskers neatly incised, the wood finely stained heightening the wood grain, the reverse with a central himotoshi bar.HEIGHT 4.8 cmCondition: Good condition with some wear and few small nicks.Provenance: European collection P. Jacquesson, acquired from Denis Brugerolles of Galerie Yamato, Paris on 6 March 2004.Auction comparison:Compare to a larger wood mask netsuke of Kitsune, sold at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 29 October 2020, Vienna, lot 252 (sold for 5,688 EUR).
A TSUISHU LACQUER NETSUKE WITH SAGES AND PINE TREESUnsignedJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The cushion-shaped two-part netsuke lacquered in tsuishu (carved red lacquer), depicting two sages standing on a plateau richly decorated with hanabishi (lit. flower diamonds), below pine trees and clouds, the background with incised waves and further hanabishi. The reverse shows a karako crossing a bridge amongst rocks and clouds. Central himotoshi to the back, the floral metal cord attachment in the form of a looped ring inside.LENGTH 3.8 cmCondition: Excellent condition, only very minor surface wear.Provenance: Austrian private collection.
KOKUSAI: A SUPERB IVORY RYUSA MANJU NETSUKE WITH SHISHI AMARYUBy Ozaki Kokusai (1835-1892), signed Koku 谷Japan, Shiba, Tokyo, c. 1860-1880Published: Moss, Sydney L. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. II, pp. 98-99, no. 117.The circular ivory openworked manju consisting of two parts, the detachable lid pierce-carved with a shishi-headed water dragon-like monster perched over an openwork shippomon (cash coin design) tama and a reishi-fungus, the mythical being's slender, sinuous body masterfully twisting around the design. The reverse further pierce-carved with cresting waves, as well as a stylized dragon-headed cloud, and two rather modernistic shippo medallions, one and possibly both of which bear the signature KOKU. The ingot-shaped cord attachment is on the back of the lid.DIAMETER 3.7 cmCondition: Excellent condition.Provenance: Ex-collection June Schuerch. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.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.
SADAHIRO: A RARE IVORY NETSUKE OF TWO HATCHING DRAGONSBy Sadahiro, signed Sadahiro 定廣Japan, Osaka, 19th centuryWell carved as two ferocious dragons, each two-horned and three-clawed, emerging from a cracked egg, one with the mouth wide open and clutching a tama pearl, their writhing bodies with neatly incised scales, the underside with two himotoshi, signed to the side of the egg SADAHIRO.LENGTH 4.8 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear. Provenance: French private collection, acquired at Galerie Yamato, Paris, in 2000. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.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.
GESSHO: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF JUROJINBy Gessho (Gessei), signed Gessho 月生Japan, Edo (Tokyo), late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A compact and boldly carved wood netsuke of the lucky god Jurojin wearing an elaborately carved, loose-fitted robe with a cowl draped over his phallically-shaped head, holding a scroll in one hand, the other slightly clenched next to his head. Jurojin is screaming in agony, perhaps tormented by his wisdom, his mouth wide open, the long finely carved beard flowing downwards. Excellent himotoshi to the back, the larger hole generously excavated and tucked away underneath the opening of the cowl. Signed GESSHO.HEIGHT 4.9 cmCondition: Very good condition, minor wear, one crack near the smaller himotoshi.Provenance: The Gabor Wilhelm Collection, Paris.Meinertzhagen's notes record that “Gessho is one of the great Netsuke carvers of the 18th century, tho' not very well known.” (MCI, p. 78).Literature comparison:A similar wood netsuke of Jurojin with minogame, by Ryukei, is illustrated in Meinertzhagen, Frederick / Lazarnick, George (1986) MCI, Part B, p. 674.Auction comparison:A wood netsuke of a stone lifter by Gessho was recently sold by Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 29 October 2020, Vienna, lot 164 (sold for 9,480 EUR). A closely related wood netsuke of Jurojin with minogame, by Ryukei, was sold by Lempertz, Netsuke-Sammlung Kolodotschko III, 5 June 2015, Cologne, lot 1047 (sold for 3,720 EUR).
KOKUSAI: A SUPERB IVORY NETSUKE OF VINE-OVERGROWN TEMPLE GONGBy Ozaki Kokusai (1835-1892), signed Koku 谷Japan, Shiba, Tokyo, c. 1860-1880Published: Moss, Sydney L. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. II, no. 142.Very finely carved as a decayed and discarded temple gong of flattened mokugyo type, a single suspension loop remaining, the other evidently lost a long time ago, the front decorated with a central lotus medallion, the material almost appearing like stag antler, a low relief kiri vine has overgrown the gong, leaf and tendril coiling across it and extending with further large leaves to the verso. To the interior of the “broken” reverse, half-obscured behind the overgrown leaves and vines, is the square sunken relief seal KOKU. Natural himotoshi. The ivory is beautifully stained.LENGTH 4.2 cmCondition: Excellent condition, the losses and wear are simulated. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.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.
SUKENORI: A WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF AN ONIBy Sukenori (1888-1955), signed Sukenori 亮則Japan, Takayama, Hida province, first half of 20th centuryPublished: Bushell, Raymond (1985) Netsuke Masks, pl. 42Well carved from yew wood (ichii) and executed in ittobori (carved with a single knife or cutting edge), the two-horned demon with bulging eyes, the pupils pierced, the features angular, biting its upper lip with two fangs emerging, the central bar with a single himotoshi and the signature SUKENORI.HEIGHT 4 cmCondition: Good condition with some wear and few small nicks. Provenance: European collection P. Jacquesson, acquired from Van Ham, 8 December 2016, Cologne, lot 2480. One is instantly reminded of the early 20th century cubism art movement pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.Literature comparison: Compare a related wood mask netsuke by Sukenori, illustrated in Lazarnick, George (1981) Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, vol. 2, p. 1049.Auction comparison: Compare a related ittobori yew wood mask netsuke of a kappa by Sukenori at Zacke, 27 January 2022, Vienna, lot 149 (sold for 1,264 EUR). Compare a related wood netsuke of a monkey by Sukenori at Zacke, Fine Netsuke & Sagemono, 16 April 2021, Vienna, lot 149 (sold for 1,390 EUR).
A RARE MARINE TOOTH NETSUKE OF SONGOKUUnsignedJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The monkey king Songoku is dressed in typical attire, wearing a tiara, and leaning against his staff. He is facing upwards and exclaiming, his hand raised and proudly presenting one of his monkey warriors. The hairwork is neatly incised and appealingly worn, the natural lustrous gleam of the material shining through. Large, asymmetrical himotoshi through the back.HEIGHT 6.7 cmCondition: Some natural imperfections such as age cracks and open nerve channels. Generally, in good condition with minor wear.Provenance: The Gabor Wilhelm Collection, Paris.The monkey king Songoku is rarely seen in netsuke art and is derived from China where he is known as Sun Wukong. It is likely that this character was influenced by the Hindu deity Hanuman, the monkey god, from the Ramayana epic.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 this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A RECLINING HOTEI WITH UCHIWA (FAN)Unsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Sydney L. Moss Ltd. (2016) Kokusai the Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. I, no. 33.Finely carved in a reclining posture, holding an uchiwa, the netsuke of a type meant to be worn horizontally reclining on the top of the obi, and possibly also functioning as a brushrest. His loose robe with finely carved folds and opening at the chest to reveal his rotund belly and ample chest, a cheerful expression on his chubby face, the mouth agape in a laugh, the back with two generously excavated, asymmetrical himotoshi.LENGTH 7.4 cmCondition: Very good condition, appealingly worn, expected age cracks, superb patina to the reverse.Provenance: Ex-collection June Schuerch.Netsuke such as the present lot and no. 3 are of unusually high quality for early figural ivory netsuke. Unlike the seated Hotei types, which tend to follow earlier Chinese models, these horizontal variants are purely Japanese in concept. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.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.
AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A EUROPEAN DOGUnsignedJapan, Kyoto, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The floppy-eared dog standing foursquare, the front legs unusually long, the tail curled, and wearing a collar attached with a bell. This clearly foreign dog has a most unusual expression marked by an elongated snout and large inlaid eyes of reddish horn. The fur is neatly incised and attractively worn. Good himotoshi to the back.HEIGHT 5.7 cmCondition: Very good condition, minor surface wear and age cracks.Provenance: Austrian private collection.Literature comparison:Compare to two European dogs (the present dog looks like it could be the offspring of the two), each signed Tomotada, illustrated in Sagemonoya (2011) Netsuke Opus 20, nos. 110-111. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.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 GOOD KYOTO SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE OF A DOG WITH KEMARI BALLAttributed to the workshop of Okatomo, unsignedJapan, Kyoto, c. 1800, Edo period (1615-1868)Deftly carved as a male dog with its back arched and head lowered, one paw firmly pressing down on a kemari ball, the pupils inlaid in dark horn. The netsuke is carved in the typical manner of the Okatomo workshop. Note the minutely engraved hairwork and the powerfully expressed spine and rib cage. Good himotoshi through the back and underside. The ivory bearing a fine yellowish patina.HEIGHT 4 cmCondition: Excellent condition with typical wear.Provenance: Ex-collection Conte Don Enrico Lucchesi Palli, Monarch of Campofranco. Purchased in 1889, when he accompanied his cousin Enrico (Henry), Prince of Parma, Earl of Bardi, on a tour of the world from 1887-1891. Thence by descent within the same family.Auction comparison:For a closely related netsuke by Okatomo see Bonhams, The Harriet Szechenyi Sale of Japanese Art, 8 November 2011, London, lot 157 (sold for 46,850 GBP). Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.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.
OZAWA SHURAKU: AN IVORY AND SHIBUICHI NETSUKE DEPICTING AN AMA AND AMOROUS OCTOPUSBy Ozawa Shuraku (1830-1894), signed Shuraku 秀楽 with kakihanJapan, Edo/Tokyo, second half of 19th centuryOf circular form, the ivory bowl fitted with a shibuichi plate finely decorated in gold, silver, and copper takazogan as well as kebori and katakiribori to depict a semi-nude ama (girl diver) standing on the shore being pleasured by a ravenous octopus, a number of sailing boats in the background, signed to the right SHURAKU with a kakihan.DIAMETER 4.7 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear and traces of use.Provenance: Ex-collection Teddy Hahn, Darmstadt.Ozawa Shuraku (d. 1894) was a noted maker of sword fittings, kagamibuta plates and metal clasps for tobacco pouches.Literature comparison: Compare a related ivory and shibuichi kagamibuta netsuke by Shuraku, also with an octopus, dated ca. 1850-1900, in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number M.1387-1926. Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 4-8 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.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 YAMADA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A CHUBBY BOY EATING MOCHI UnsignedJapan, Ise-Yamada, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved as a chubby boy, crawling and eating a mochi cake. He is clad only in a sleeveless jacket incised with a diapered pattern, his plump naked butt showing and the genitals visible underneath. Two pierced himotoshi on the underside.LENGTH 4 cmCondition: Good condition with surface wear, some tiny nicks and dents.Provenance: French private collection.Literature comparison:A related netsuke by Masanao is illustrated in Bandini, Rosemary (2020) The Larry Caplan Collection of Japanese Netsuke, no. 14.
A RARE MINIATURE SILVER AND COPPER YATATE (PORTABLE WRITING SET) UnsignedJapan, 19th centuryPublished: Chappell, Sharen & Welch, Matthew (1999) Netsuke: The Art of Miniature Carving, no. 252.The miniature yatate consisting of a pumpkin-shaped inkwell with a hinged lid and knop fitted with kiku-shaped roundels, the tubular section containing a removable telescope brush.LENGTH 6 cmCondition: Very good condition, minor surface wear.Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman, purchased from Asahi, Tokyo, in 1973. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie's, Sotheby's, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA's Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.
A collection of Asian art and history reference books, to include The Art Of Netsuke Carving by Masatoshi, Collecting Oriental Antiques by Judith Moorhouse, Handbook Of Chinese Art by Margaret Medley, Art Of China Korea and Japan by Peter Swann, Indian Ivories by Moti Chndra, Netsuke by Joe Earle, Ivory Carving by C.I.A. Ritchie, The Art of Japan by J. Edward Kidder Jr., Ivory - A History and Collector's Guide and Japanese Mythology by Juliet Piggot, together with further books. (43)
A Japanese Late XIX Century Carved Ivory Figure of a Gentleman, holding a basket of fruit and standing on an oval base, 14cm high, a Japanese ivory figure of a gentleman seated on a rock holding a bowl, another of a gentleman standing on tree trunks, a Netsuke, an Okimono of a gentleman holding a flowering branch and two resin Netsuke. (7)
Two Japanese Wooden Netsuke , Meiji period including a katabori netsuke of a carved baby boy crawling, wearing apron-like garment with engraved pattern of octagons and squares. Unsigned but probably a work from Masakatsu workshop. 5 cm long. For a similar netsuke see Maidstone Museum (MNEMG 1979.122.4; Samuel Collection)The second kabatori netsuke finely carved with three people fighting. Signed. 5 cm high
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