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 97 - MASAKIYO: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT GOAT
Lot 98 - MASAYOSHI: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A BUDDHIST SCULPTOR
Lot 99 - MASAMITSU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF SNAKE AND SKULL
Lot 100 - A TALL YAMADA SCHOOL SASHI WOOD NETSUKE OF ASHINAGA
Lot 101 - MASAMI: A FINE YAMADA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT TANUKI
Lot 102 - KOKEI: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF TANUKI HARA TSUZUMI
Lot 103 - MASAKATSU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A TANUKI WRAPPED IN LOTUS LEAVES
Lot 104 - TOMIN: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF THE SANSUKUMI ON SKULL
Lot 106 - KOKEI: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT OX
Lot 107 - MINKO: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT BOAR
Lot 108 - MINKO: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT GOAT
Lot 109 - A WOOD NETSUKE OF OKAME STEPPING INTO A BATH, ATTRIBUTED TO MINKO
Lot 110 - A CHARMING WOOD NETSUKE OF A BOY WITH HANNYA MASK
Lot 111 - MINKO: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A KARAKO WITH HANNYA MASK
Lot 112 - MINKO: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A COILED DRAGON
Lot 113 - Ɏ AN INLAID WOOD NETSUKE OF KIYOHIME, ATTRIBUTED TO MINKO
Lot 114 - A TSU SCHOOL EBONY WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY
Lot 117 - A TANBA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY EMERGING FROM A PEACH
Lot 118 - TOYOYO: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A HATCHING TENGU
Lot 119 - TOYOKAZU: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF GAMA SENNIN
Lot 120 - SADAKATA: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF RAKAN HANDAKA SONJA WITH DRAGON
Lot 121 - † NAITO TOYOMASA: A VERY RARE AND SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A KOREAN BOY
Lot 122 - TAMETAKA: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A JAKONEKO
Lot 123 - † TAMETAKA: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT SHISHI ROARING
Lot 126 - TAMETAKA: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A TSUITATE WITH TIGER AND DRAGON
Lot 127 - Ɏ IKKAN: A WOOD AND IVORY NETSUKE OF A SKULL
Lot 129 - A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SKULL WITH BAMBOO SHOOT
Lot 130 - † ITSUMIN: A SUPERB NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT BOAR
Lot 131 - † ITTAN: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A CAT GEISHA
Lot 132 - ITTAN: A WOOD NETSUKE OF SHOKI CAPTURING ONI
Lot 133 - TSUYAMA: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A KAPPA CAUGHT IN A GIANT HAMAGURI
Lot 134 - A NAGOYA SCHOOL DARK WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY ON TORTOISE
Lot 135 - SARI: A NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLUMBERING SHOJO
Lot 136 - A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLUMBERING SHOJO
Lot 137 - HOJITSU: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL NETSUKE OF A SLEEPING SHOJO
Lot 138 - MASAKAZU: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLUMBERING SHOJO
Lot 139 - MASAKAZU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A COWERING ONI
Lot 140 - A WOOD NETSUKE OF A CLUSTER OF SHIMEJI MUSHROOMS
Lot 141 - GYOKUMIN: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A BASKET WITH NASUBI AND PUMPKIN
Lot 142 - ARIMA TOMONOBU: A LARGE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF THE SANSUKUMI
Lot 143 - A NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL
Lot 144 - A NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A COCKEREL ON A WAR DRUM
Lot 145 - TADAYOSHI: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A WOLF WITH VENISON HAUNCH
Lot 146 - SATO MASAYOSHI: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER
Lot 147 - SATO MASAYOSHI: A WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO SHISHI WITH BROCADE BALL
Lot 148 - Ɏ SUKEHARU: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A KAPPA ON CLAM
Lot 149 - SUKENORI: A RARE ITTOBORI WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY
Lot 150 - SHOKO: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF JUROJIN WITH DEER
Lot 151 - SUKEYUKI: A MASTERFUL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAKE AND SKULL
Lot 152 - † MATSUDA SUKENAGA: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A FOX PRIEST IN MID-TRANSFORMATION
Lot 153 - OTOMAN: A MASTERFUL WOOD NETSUKE OF HOTEI WITH TWO CHILDREN
Lot 154 - A HUMOROUS HAKATA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF SHOKI AND ONI
Lot 155 - Ɏ HIDEMITSU: A SUPERB IVORY NETSUKE OF CHINNAN SENNIN
Lot 156 - TOMOKAZU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF THREE TURTLES IN A PYRAMID
Lot 157 - HEIZO: A DARK WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO SHOJO WRESTLING AND TORTOISE REFEREE
Lot 159 - NIZAN: AN EBONY WOOD NETSUKE OF TENJIKU TOKUBEI
Lot 160 - AN UNUSUAL AND FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A FISH HEAD
Lot 161 - HIDE: AN UNUSUAL WOOD NETSUKE OF A FUGU
Lot 163 - DEME MASAHIDE: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A HATCHING TENGU (TENGU NO TOMAGO)
Lot 164 - † ISSAI: A WOOD NETSUKE OF SHOKI CAPTURING AN ONI
Lot 165 - SANKO: A WOOD NETSUKE OF SHOKI WITH ONI IN A BASKET
Lot 166 - A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF RAIJIN AND FUTEN
Lot 169 - A WOOD NETSUKE OF FUKUROKUJU, CIRCLE OF TSUJI
Lot 172 - A RARE DARK WOOD NETSUKE OF SEIOBO AND KIRIN
Lot 173 - HASEGAWA IKKO: A TALL AND FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF SEIOBO
Lot 175 - NAGIGAWA TESSO: A BAMBOO SASHI NETSUKE OF A HEAVENLY GENERAL, DATED 1937
Lot 176 - AN EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A CONTORTIONIST
Lot 177 - AN EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF TAIRA NO TADAMORI CAPTURING THE OIL THIEF
Lot 178 - A TALL EARLY EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF IKKAKU SENNIN CARRYING THE LADY OF BENARES
Lot 179 - MIWA I: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A DRIED SALMON HEAD WITH MOVABLE MOUTH
Lot 180 - GYOKURINTEI: A WOOD NETSUKE OF TEKKAI SENNIN SEATED ON A ROCK
Lot 181 - SHUSEN: A POWERFUL AND LARGE WOOD NETSUKE OF A COILED DRAGON
Lot 182 - MINKOKU I: A WOOD NETSUKE OF TEKKAI SENNIN
Lot 183 - Ɏ MINKOKU: A SUPERB IVORY MANJU NETSUKE WITH THE JUNISHI (ZODIAC)
Lot 184 - Ɏ MASATSUGU: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A TENNIN
Lot 185 - Ɏ MINKOKU II: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF SOSHI (ZHUANGZI) CONTEMPLATING HIS BUTTERFLY DREAM
Lot 186 - MINKOKU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A DRUNKEN SHOJO WITH MINOGAME AND SAKE BARREL
Lot 187 - MINKOKU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A DANCING SHOJO
Lot 188 - Ɏ HOZAN: A RARE IVORY NETSUKE OF TAMATORI-HIME (‘PRINCESS JEWEL TAKER’)
Lot 189 - Ɏ A RARE EDO SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE OF TAMATORI-HIME (‘PRINCESS JEWEL TAKER’)
Lot 190 - GYOKUMIN: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A RAKAN WITH CARP
Lot 191 - Ɏ AN IVORY NETSUKE OF BUSHO SLAYING THE TIGER
Lot 192 - Ɏ TOMOCHIKA: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A RAKAN WITH TIGER
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