8 November 2024 at 1 PM CET
We’re delighted to present our latest Fine Netsuke & Sagemono auction, featuring a superb selection of more than 300 netsuke as well as several beautiful lacquer inro and other sagemono. Many of the pieces come from notable provenances such as the Hindson, Behrens and Brockhaus collections. Examples are a magnificent wood inro by Hidari Issan (lot 31) and a very large wood netsuke of a Shoki and oni (lot 66), both from the Mark T. Hindson collection.
Other notable highlights include our cover piece, a masterful wood netsuke of a rat by Masakazu (lot 149), a wood netsuke of a recumbent tiger, attributed to Tametaka (lot 139), a wood netsuke of a puppy scratching itself by Naito Toyomasa (lot 162), and an ivory netsuke of a monkey on a large mushroom, attributed to Okatomo (lot 82).
We invite you to explore these wonderful works and, as always, welcome any inquiries you may have.
Lot 140 - TAMETAKA: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A BOAR RESTING ON AUTUMN LEAVES
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 141 - A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A JAKONEKO (MUSK CAT)
Sold for €4,420
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 142 - MASATOMI: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF THE RAKAN HANDAKA SONJA AND HIS DRAGON
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 143 - MASANOBU: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY AND YOUNG
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 144 - AN AMUSING WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY EATING A PERSIMMON
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 145 - ICHIUN: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT BOAR
Sold for €8,450
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 146 - MASANOBU: A NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A HARE WITH AMBER EYES
Sold for €4,680
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 147 - KANO TOMOKAZU: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A RAT WITH EDAMAME BEAN POD
Sold for €4,420
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 148 - MASATADA: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A COILED RAT
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 149 - MASAKAZU: A MASTERFUL WOOD NETSUKE OF A RAT GROOMING ITSELF
Sold for €11,700
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 152 - A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF RAIJIN SLEEPING ON HIS THUNDER DRUM
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 153 - A VERY RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF AN ONI CAUGHT IN A SPIDERWEB
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 154 - KOKEI: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF RAIJIN PEERING THROUGH CLOUDS
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 157 - A FINE TANBA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF CHOKARO SENNIN
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 158 - A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A GROUP OF NASUBI AND TONASU
Sold for €780
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 159 - TADATOSHI: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 160 - SHIGEKATSU: A LARGE TANBA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A HATCHING TENGU (TENGU NO TAMAGO)
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 162 - NAITO TOYOMASA: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A PUPPY SCRATCHING ITSELF
Sold for €26,000
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 164 - TOYOKAZU: A VERY FINE WOOD RYUSA MANJU NETSUKE DEPICTING KIRI NO HO-O
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 170 - MASATOMO: A GOOD WOOD NETSUKE OF AN OCTOPUS
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 171 - ISSAI: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A TAKOTSUBO, OCTOPUS POT
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 172 - HOKUTEI: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A CRAB AND A CLAM IN A SEGMENT OF BAMBOO
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 173 - ITTOKUSAI: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A KAPPA AND NAMAZU (PARODY OF KADORI MYOJIN)
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 174 - SHIGEMASA: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL ON BUCKET
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 175 - KOGETSU: A SUPERB NAGOYA SCHOOL NETSUKE OF A WASP INSIDE A DECAYING PEAR
Sold for €4,680
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 177 - A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A DISGUISED KITSUNE
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 178 - HIDARI ISSAN: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A HARE
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 179 - YUGETSU: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT OX
Sold for €1,820
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 181 - YASUTSUGU: A LARGE EBONY WOOD NETSUKE OF AN OCTOPUS ON AN AWABI SHELL
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 183 - YOSHITOSHI: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A TORTOISE
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 184 - SUKETADA: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A SHISHI WITH PEONY
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 186 - SUKENAGA: A RARE ITTOBORI YEW WOOD NETSUKE OF A PIGEON
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 187 - KAZUYUKI: A RARE ITTOBORI YEW WOOD NETSUKE OF A CROUCHING FROG
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 188 - SHOKO: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A BLIND MAN LIFTING A CHIKARAISHI
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 189 - A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A BLIND MAN WITH A STONE IN HIS GETA, ATTRIBUTED TO SHOKO
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 190 - KAKUHO: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A KARAKO
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 192 - YOSHIOKI: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLEEPING SHOJO
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 196 - GESSHO: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A FOREIGN EGG TESTER
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 197 - A SUPERB AND LARGE EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A DANCING MONEY LENDER
Sold for €7,800
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 199 - AN EARLY WOOD NETSUKE OF A DUTCHMAN
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 201 - BAISEN: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE GROUP OF TWO FOREIGN EGG TESTERS
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 202 - ISSEKI: AN UNUSUAL WOOD NETSUKE OF A BLIND RAT CATCHER
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 203 - KEISAI: A RARE EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF AN AGONISED MONK BATTLING A SNAKE
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 204 - KOICHI: AN UNUSUAL WOOD NETSUKE OF A KNEELING OLD MAN
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 205 - A FINE EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A NIO GUARDIAN
Sold for €1,820
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 206 - A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF INO HAYATA SLAYING THE NUE
Sold for €4,420
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 208 - SHOZAN: AN EARLY EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A WARRIOR ON HORSEBACK
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium