18-20 January 2023, starting at 11 AM CET every day
Our January Asian Art Discoveries auction spans three days and presents almost 1,700 antiques and collectibles at accessible prices from China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India, and beyond. This auction is our biggest sale in two years, with something for everyone to discover!
Auction Schedule
Wednesday, 18 January
Lots 1-512: Chinese Art - Part I
Thursday, 19 January
Lots 513-787: Chinese Art - Part II
Lots 788-1,026: Southeast Asian and Indian Art
Friday, 20 January
Lots 1,027-1,663: Japanese Art and Netsuke
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Please note that as part of our efforts to reduce our environmental footprint, we have not printed catalogs for this auction.
Lot 1503 - Ɏ AN UNUSUAL IVORY NETSUKE OF HOTEI ON A THRONE BY CHIKUSAI
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1504 - DEME UMAN: A WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF HANNYA NAMANARI
Sold for €325
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1505 - Ɏ GYOKUSHU: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF AN ONI CLEANING A DRUM
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1507 - Ɏ KOSHIN: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A KARAKO WITH FISHBOWL
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1509 - Ɏ MINKOKU: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF TWO MANZAI DANCERS
Sold for €910
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1512 - SUKETOMO: A HIDA SCHOOL ITTOBORI WOOD NETSUKE OF A BIRD
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1513 - Ɏ TOMOCHIKA: A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF HOTEI AND CHILDREN
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1514 - Ɏ TOMOCHIKA: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF MOMOTARO WITH COMPANIONS
Sold for €455
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1517 - Ɏ WAISHISAI: A RARE IVORY NETSUKE OF TAKENOUCHI NO SUKUNE AND OJIN
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1518 - AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE HIRADO NETSUKE OF GAMA SENNIN
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1520 - † A TALL EBONY WOOD NETSUKE OF ASHINAGA AND TENAGA
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1523 - † AN AMUSING WOOD NETSUKE OF A BOY HIDING AN ONI MASK
Sold for €429
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1524 - VADYM PYVOVAR: AN EBONY NETSUKE OF A COILED SNAKE AFTER MATSUDA SUKENAGA
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1526 - Ɏ AN IVORY OKIMONO NETSUKE OF A DRIED SALMON HEAD WITH NUMEROUS RATS
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1527 - Ɏ AKISHIGE: A FINE TOKYO-SCHOOL WOOD AND IVORY NETSUKE OF HOTEI
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1529 - Ɏ SEIZAN: A FINE TOKYO SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE OF A GIGAKU PERFORMER
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1530 - A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A KAPPA AND FROG ON A LOTUS LEAF
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1531 - Ɏ A RARE IVORY RYUSA MANJU NETSUKE WITH SIX SEALS
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1532 - Ɏ A WALRUS TUSK RYUSA MANJU NETSUKE WITH MARINE LIFE
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1534 - Ɏ A FINE ASAKUSA STYLE RYUSA IVORY MANJU NETSUKE WITH SHISHI
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1535 - A STAG ANTLER RYUSA MANJU WITH PAULOWNIA AND RAIN DRAGON DESIGN
Sold for €455
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1537 - † A FINE STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF A DOUBLE DRAGON-HEADED MOKUGYO
Sold for €786
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1539 - A CONTEMPORARY STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF A LANTERN GHOST
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1544 - A RARE AND EARLY STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF A NIO GUARDIAN
Sold for €910
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1552 - A STAG-ANTLER SASHI NETSUKE OF A BIRD CREATURE, EDO
Sold for €260
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1553 - A RARE AND UNUSUAL COPPER BRONZE NETSUKE OF A HIKITE
Sold for €520
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1554 - A STAG-ANTLER AND SHIBUICHI KAGAMIBUTA DEPICTING A COOK, EDO PERIOD
Sold for €455
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1560 - Ɏ RYUMIN: A FINE IVORY AND METAL KAGAMIBUTA WITH DRUNKEN RAKAN
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1566 - A HIDA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE AND A CERAMIC NETSUKE OF DARUMA
Sold for €195
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1569 - A RARE GROUP OF THREE GLAZED YAKIMONO (CERAMIC) NETSUKE
Sold for €325
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1570 - MASAKAZU: A HIRADO PORCELAIN NETSUKE OF TWO PUPPIES PLAYING
Sold for €325
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1571 - SEIHOSAI MEIKEI: A LARGE WOOD NESTUKE OF A CHINDONYA PERFORMER
Sold for €8,320
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1572 - SEIHO: A FINE STAINED BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF CHILDREN AT PLAY
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 1573 - SEIHO: A FINE STAINED BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A KEMARI PLAYER
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium