Lot 304 An ivory netsuke of Ushiwakamaru fighting with a giant carp. Mid-19th century...   …An ivory netsuke of Ushiwakamaru fighting with a giant carp. Mid-19th century The young Yoshitsune with ornate hair-do stands next to a rising carp, one foot placed on the fish’s tail and grabbing the animal under…
Estimate: 500 € - 700 €
Catalogue: An ivory netsuke of Ushiwakamaru fighting with a giant carp. Mid-19th century

 

Lot 505 A large ivory netsuke of a bearded Gama Sennin. 18th century...   …A large ivory netsuke of a bearded Gama Sennin. 18th century Standing with head held to the side, a small toad on his shoulder, the left hand pointing downward. Height 9.5 cm
Estimate: 1.200 € - 1.500 €
Catalogue: A large ivory netsuke of a bearded Gama Sennin. 18th century

 

Lot 423 A boxwood netsuke of a sleeping sarumawashi. 18th/early 19th century...   …A boxwood netsuke of a sleeping sarumawashi. 18th/early 19th century Lying asleep with a smile, his head resting on his left hand while the monkey behind him reaches for the food basket. Length 6.6 cm
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €
Catalogue: A boxwood netsuke of a sleeping sarumawashi. 18th/early 19th century

 

Lot 749 An Edo school dark wood netsuke of a kappa on a hamaguri. 19th century...   …An Edo school dark wood netsuke of a kappa on a hamaguri. 19th century The heavy-set water sprite crawls over a clam, the two valves of which have closed over his foot. The hind legs with ukibori, the eye pupils…
Estimate: 700 € - 900 €
Catalogue: An Edo school dark wood netsuke of a kappa on a hamaguri. 19th century

 

Lot 282 A boxwood netsuke of an Onna-Daruma doll. Late 19th century...   …A boxwood netsuke of an Onna-Daruma doll. Late 19th century The body completely covered by the robe, the face of ivory, the base plate can be removed to reveal the genitals carved of ivory. The single himotôshi…
Estimate: 400 € - 600 €
Catalogue: A boxwood netsuke of an Onna-Daruma doll. Late 19th century

 

Lot 613 An ivory netsuke of a nine-tailed fox (kyubi kitsune). 20th century...   …An ivory netsuke of a nine-tailed fox (kyubi kitsune). 20th century The nine-tailed fox running swiftly holds (possibly) a sheath of rice in its mouth, suggesting he is the messenger of the Inari, the god of…
Estimate: 400 € - 500 €
Catalogue: An ivory netsuke of a nine-tailed fox (kyubi kitsune). 20th century

 

Lot 1020 A very tall stag antler netsuke of Kan’u. Early 19th century...   …A very tall stag antler netsuke of Kan’u. Early 19th century The portly tall Chinese general stands stroking his long beard and holding his halberd, the long belted robe with a cloud pattern on a hatched…
Estimate: 2.500 € - 3.500 €
Catalogue: A very tall stag antler netsuke of Kan’u. Early 19th century

 

Lot 876 An Ise school boxwood okimono type netsuke of a tiger. 19th century...   …An Ise school boxwood okimono type netsuke of a tiger. 19th century Seated looking to the left and snarling, its tail sweeping round, the stripes rendered in relief as well as in black-stained engraving, the eye…
Estimate: 4.000 € - 4.400 €
Catalogue: An Ise school boxwood okimono type netsuke of a tiger. 19th century

 

Lot 379 A large boxwood netsuke of oni no senbei. 18th/19th century...   …A large boxwood netsuke of oni no senbei. 18th/19th century Standing with a long kanabo and biting into a rice cracker (senbei), he wears a loin cloth and tiger skin apron and garters of tiger skin. The eyes pupils…
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €
Catalogue: A large boxwood netsuke of oni no senbei. 18th/19th century

 

Lot 346 A boxwood netsuke of a wolf with a hamaguri-clam, by Tomotada. 18th century...   …A boxwood netsuke of a wolf with a hamaguri-clam, by Tomotada. 18th century Placing its right front paw on the closed clam, the emaciated mountain dog (yamainu) bends forward with its mouth open to reveal sharp…
Estimate: 8.500 € - 9.500 €
Catalogue: A boxwood netsuke of a wolf with a hamaguri-clam, by Tomotada. 18th century