ANYONE ELSE FEEL LIKE A BEACH HOLIDAY IN EDO JAPAN?
Perhaps one would encounter a similar scene as on our cover image. We hope that ‘diving’ into our catalog may evoke a similar feeling. After all, you will encounter all kinds of creatures, odd beings, and legendary figures in here, offering a small glimpse into a world which has inspired Japanese art throughout the centuries. It is truly wonderous how one can travel back in time by holding a netsuke in the hand, and while many of you will not be able to handle them until after the sale, we hope that our descriptions and photography may compensate for the time being. Now without further ado, please do DIVE IN!
Lot 312 - A FINE TSUISHU LACQUER HAKO NETSUKE WITH PLUM AND PINE
Sold for €1,037
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 316 - A CHARMING LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE OF HOTEI LEANING ON HIS BAG
Sold for €1,830
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 318 - TEIJI: A MASTERFUL LACQUERED AND CERAMIC-INLAID MANJU OF AN OCTOPUS IN A POT (TAKO TSUBO)
Sold for €6,100
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 319 - HOJUSAI: A RARE LACQUERED WOOD KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE DEPICTING A RAKAN
Sold for €915
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 320 - YOKOBUE III: A RARE LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE OF A MANDARIN DUCK (OSHIDORI)
Sold for €3,172
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 321 - A RARE LACQUERED AND CERAMIC-INLAID NETSUKE OF A BUGAKU HELMET (TORIKABUTO)
Sold for €610
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 322 - A FINE HIRADO PORCELAIN NETSUKE OF A KARAKO RESTING
Sold for €2,074
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 325 - ARMIN MÜLLER: A PORCELAIN (YAKIMONO) SAGEMONO SET OF A THREE-CASE INRO, NETSUKE AND OJIME
Sold for €1,952
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 326 - SHOHOSAI: A GOLD LACQUER FIVE-CASE INRO ENSEMBLE WITH EBI AND VARIOUS DELICACIES
Sold for €3,416
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 327 - AN INLAID LACQUER TWO-CASE INRO DEPICTING A CHUBBY BIRD, ATTRIBUTED TO NOMURA CHOHEI
Sold for €1,830
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 328 - AN INLAID LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING A DRAGON
Sold for €5,490
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 332 - JOKASAI: A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH TEMPLE SERVANT
Sold for €1,708
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 336 - SHIBATA REISAI: A RARE GOLD LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO WITH BATS
Sold for €6,100
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 338 - KOMA KYUHAKU: A FINE RED AND GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING A PAIR OF NIO GUARDIANS
Sold for €4,880
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 340 - OSHIN: A LACQUER FIVE-CASE INRO WITH NADESHIKO FLOWERS
Sold for €5,490
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 341 - SHIOMI MASANARI: A CHARMING SMALL TWO-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO WITH A HERDBOY AND OX
Sold for €7,320
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 345 - A STAG ANTLER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) WITH A DRAGON
Sold for €3,416
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 347 - KYO: A STAG ANTLER KISERUZUTSU WITH AN OWL ON AN OAK TREE BRANCH
Sold for €1,830
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 350 - Ɏ KEIGYOKU: A FINE IVORY KISERUZUTSU DEPICTING RAKANS AND DRAGON
Sold for €1,830
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 352 - A FINE WOOD TONKOTSU WITH THE SEVEN SAGES OF THE BAMBOO GROVE
Sold for €915
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 354 - SHIBAYAMA: A WOOD TONKOTSU DEPICTING A CROW UNDER THE FULL MOON
Sold for €610
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 355 - Ɏ TEIZAN: A SHIBAYAMA INLAID KIRI (PAULOWNIA) WOOD TONKOTSU DEPICTING A KINGFISHER
Sold for €1,708
including Buyer's Premium