Friday, 3 November 2023
Session I: Lots 1-62 at 11 AM CET
Session II: Lots 101-362 at 1 PM CET
Join us for our illustrious Fine Netsuke & Sagemono autumn sale this November, spread across two thrilling sessions, each accompanied by its dedicated catalog.
Session 1 will feature a selection of Fine Inro (lots 1-62). Gracing the cover of the Session 1 catalog is lot 30: a masterful and rare inlaid two-case inro depicting the yokai box from the Shitakiri Suzume, with en suite netsuke and ojime, the netsuke by Ohara Mitsuhiro. With 62 exceptionally fine inro pieces, this is the first time we unveil a dedicated catalog for fine inro.
Session 2 is dedicated to a carefully curated selection of Fine Netsuke and Sagemono (lots 101-362) with a focus on netsuke, ojime & kiseruzutsu. Gracing the cover of the Session 1 catalog is lot 119: an important and exceedingly rare wood netsuke of a hakutaku, hailing from the ex-collections of Betty Jahss and Joe Kurstin. Additional highlights of this sale includes a superb and very large wood netsuke of Tekkai Sennin (lot 121), a rare and superb wood sashi netsuke of Fukurokuju getting a shave (lot 224), and a large Osaka school inlaid wood netsuke of Gama Sennin (lot 169).
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Lot 191 - BAISEKI: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL ON A FURLED LEAF
Sold for €7,150
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 194 - SUKEYUKI: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A LONG-HAIRED KAPPA
Sold for €9,100
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 197 - ITTAN: A RARE AND FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A HORSE WITH FOX
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 198 - HOKKYO SESSAI: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A FUKURONEZUMI (OPOSSUM)
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 199 - A WOOD NETSUKE OF A TANUKI AND RAT, ATTRIBUTED TO BAZAN
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 202 - MASANAGA: A MASTERFUL NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO PLAYING RATS
Sold for €9,100
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 203 - SHIGEMASA: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A FROG ON WELL BUCKET COVER
Sold for €7,800
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 205 - ISSAN: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF SUMO WRESTLING FROGS ON A LOTUS LEAF
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 208 - TOMOKAZU: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY EATING PERSIMMONS
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 209 - MASAKAZU: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY AND TORTOISE
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 211 - YOSHISHIGE: A SMALL EBONY WOOD NETSUKE OF A TORTOISE
Sold for €1,170
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 215 - MASAYOSHI: A RARE MINIATURE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF KANZAN AND JITTOKU
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 219 - MASAKAZU: A RARE NAGOYA SCHOOL KARAKURI (TRICK) WOOD NETSUKE OF SHOKI AND ONI
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 220 - MASAKAZU: A NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A COWERING ONI DURING SETSUBUN
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 221 - MASAHIDE: AN AMUSING TANBA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A RUNNING SHISHI
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 223 - TOYOKAZU: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A SEATED MONKEY
Sold for €11,700
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 229 - AN AMUSING EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLEEPING MILLSTONE DRESSER
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 231 - AN AMUSING WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO FIGHTING BLIND MEN AND A HOUND
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 232 - GYOKUSAI: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A BLIND MASSEUR LIFTING A CHIKARAISHI
Sold for €1,690
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 233 - AN OLD EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF AN OLD MAN WITH CHILD
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 235 - MIWA: AN AMUSING WOOD NETSUKE OF A SARUMAWASHI (MONKEY TRAINER)
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 246 - HOKUREI: AN AMUSING WOOD NETSUKE DEPICTING OKAME AND AN ONI
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 247 - JUJO: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF AN ONI FORGING HIS KANABO
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 248 - Ɏ TOMOMASA: A FINE IVORY NETSUKE DEPICTING AN ONI POLISHING A MOKUGYO
Sold for €1,690
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 249 - MASAYOSHI: AN AMUSING WOOD NETSUKE OF A PARASOL MAKER WITH A MOVABLE HEAD
Sold for €1,232
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 250 - Ɏ IPPOSAI: AN AMUSING INLAID IVORY AND WOOD KARAKURI (TRICK) NETSUKE OF A DARUMA DOLL
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 251 - A FINE WOOD AND EBONY NETSUKE OF A HUNTER AND DOG WITH A SUBDUED BOAR
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 252 - Ɏ MINKOKU: A RARE MARINE IVORY NETSUKE OF AN OLD MAN WITH A FOX
Sold for €1,170
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 253 - Ɏ AKISHIGE: A FINE TOKYO SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE OF A STRETCHING MAN
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 254 - Ɏ GYOKUSUI: AN AMUSING IVORY NETSUKE OF A CRYING INFANT AND CRAB
Sold for €11,700
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 255 - Ɏ A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A BOY WITH AN ELEPHANT
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 256 - TAKAHASHI HOUN: AN IMPORTANT WOOD NETSUKE OF A MYTHICAL ELEPHANT
Sold for €31,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 257 - KYOKUSAI: A MASTERFUL SO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF FUGEN BOSATSU WITH ELEPHANT
Sold for €8,450
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 258 - SOSUI: A FINE SO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SEAHORSE
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 259 - KANGYOKU: A FINE CONTEMPORARY WOOD NETSUKE OF A PUPPY
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 261 - MICHAEL WEBB: A WOOD NETSUKE WITH TWO FIGHTING STAG BEETLES, DATED 1987
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium