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 272 - MEIJITSU HORYUSAI: A VERY FINE SO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SANDAL MAKER
Sold for €4,420
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 273 - GYOKKEI: AN AMUSING INLAID WOOD NETSUKE OF A MAN PLUCKING HIS BEARD
Sold for €1,170
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 274 - TOSHICHIKA: A FINE TOKYO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SARUMAWASHI WITH MONKEY
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 275 - TOSHICHIKA: A VERY FINE TOKYO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF KANNON IN A LOTUS BOAT
Sold for €4,680
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 277 - YOSHIHIDE: A FINE INLAID WOOD NETSUKE OF A MAIDEN
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 278 - KOMIN: A SUPERB INLAID WOOD NETSUKE OF SHOKI AND ONI
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 284 - AN AMUSING WOOD KARAKURI (TRICK) NETSUKE OF THE BUNBUKU-CHAGAMA
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 285 - TOMIN: A WOOD NETSUKE OF SHOKI RIDING A LION WITH ONI
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 286 - GYOKUSUI: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL WITH INSCRIBED POEM
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 290 - Ɏ A SUPERB MARINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A BAT ON A ROOF TILE
Sold for €9,750
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 291 - Ɏ AN IMPRESSIVE IVORY MASK NETSUKE OF SHOULAO
Sold for €10,400
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 294 - DEME UMAN: A SUPERB WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF KARASU TENGU
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 299 - A FINE WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF USOFUKI
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 300 - A GOOD ANTLER NETSUKE OF A SUMO WRESTLER
Sold for €1,690
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 301 - A FINE ANTLER NETSUKE OF A MONGOLIAN ARCHER
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 302 - † AN ANTLER NETSUKE OF A NIO
Sold for €2,002
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 305 - AN ANTLER NETSUKE OF SHOKI AND ONI
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 306 - A LARGE ANTLER NETSUKE OF A RAT EATING A FISH HEAD
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 307 - A FINE ANTLER NETSUKE OF A MONKEY, ATTRIBUTED TO TSUNEMASA
Sold for €780
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 308 - TSUNEMASA: A RARE ANTLER NETSUKE OF A MONKEY WITH YOUNG
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 310 - † A RARE ANTLER HAIRPIN (KANZASHI) OF A FOREIGN SAILOR
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 312 - † AN AMUSING ANTLER CANE HANDLE OR SASHI NETSUKE OF A DRUNKEN REPENTANT ONI
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 313 - A FINE ANTLER CANE HANDLE OF GAMA SENNIN AND TOAD
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 314 - A FINE ANTLER CANE HANDLE OR SASHI NETSUKE OF A KARASU TENGU
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 315 - A FINE ANTLER CANE HANDLE OF A KARASU TENGU WITH YOUNG
Sold for €1,820
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 317 - † A SUPERB ANTLER NETSUKE OF A KAPPA HEAD
Sold for €2,574
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 318 - AN ANTLER RYUSA NETSUKE DEPICTING PLUM BLOSSOMS
Sold for €1,170
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 321 - AN ANTLER RYUSA MANJU NETSUKE OF A SHISHI
Sold for €1,820
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 322 - OZAKI KOKUSAI: A RARE ANTLER MANJU NETSUKE
Sold for €1,820
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 323 - A SUPERB ANTLER NETSUKE OF A ZOOMORPHIC EWER, ATTRIBUTED TO HOSHUNSAI MASAYUKI
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 324 - A FINE CHAMPLEVÉ AND ANTLER KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 325 - † A RARE LACQUERED WOOD AND ANTLER NETSUKE OF A SIDE-HANDLE TEAPOT (YOKODE NO KYUSU)
Sold for €1,859
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 326 - Ɏ SO: A WALRUS TUSK AND SHIBUICHI RYUSA NETSUKE OF THE FOUR NOBLE PLANTS (SHINKUSHI)
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 327 - A FINE ANTLER RYUSA MANJU NETSUKE OF A CUCKOO AND MOON (TSUKI NI HOTOTOGISU)
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 328 - A FINE ANTLER RYUSA MANJU NETSUKE OF A MUSHROOM-HEADED RAIN DRAGON, ATTRIBUTED TO RENSAI
Sold for €1,820
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 330 - KOZAN: A FINE ANTLER NETSUKE OF A MOKUGYO ON A LOTUS LEAF
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 333 - † HOZAN: AN ANTLER NETSUKE OF AN AWABI WITH VEGETABLES
Sold for €2,002
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 334 - TORYUSAI KOZAN: A SUPERB KURUMI (WALNUT) NETSUKE OF A DRAGON, DATED 1848
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 335 - SHOJU: A RARE KURUMI (WALNUT) NETSUKE WITH OCTOPUS AND AWABI
Sold for €390
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 338 - A RARE COROZO NUT NETSUKE OF A SKULL AND SNAKE
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 340 - JOKASAI: A LACQUERED AND INLAID WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL CRAWLING ALONG A TREE
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 341 - YASUCHIKA: A FINE WOOD AND MIXED METAL NETSUKE OF A SNAIL ON A TREE BRANCH
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 344 - A RARE UMIMATSU (SEA PINE) NETSUKE OF A FROG ON A LOG
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 347 - A LARGE WOOD AND MIXED METAL KAGAMIBUTA OF A LION DANCER
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 348 - A RARE MIXED METAL NETSUKE OF TIGER AND BAMBOO, TAKE NI TORA
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 349 - A SUPERB AND RARE LACQUERED METAL NETSUKE OF A MINIATURE TANEGASHIMA TEPPO (RIFLE)
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 350 - † A FINE GOLD LACQUER NETSUKE OF A BOY AND DOG GUARDING A TREASURE BAG
Sold for €2,288
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 351 - † GESSAN: A ROIRO LACQUER MANJU NETSUKE DEPICTING A HORSE
Sold for €500
including Buyer's Premium