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 133 - TSUYAMA: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A KAPPA CAUGHT IN A GIANT HAMAGURI
Sold for €1,586
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 134 - A NAGOYA SCHOOL DARK WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY ON TORTOISE
Sold for €2,440
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 135 - SARI: A NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLUMBERING SHOJO
Sold for €1,830
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 136 - A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLUMBERING SHOJO
Sold for €1,342
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 137 - HOJITSU: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL NETSUKE OF A SLEEPING SHOJO
Sold for €4,392
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 138 - MASAKAZU: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLUMBERING SHOJO
Sold for €1,830
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 141 - GYOKUMIN: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A BASKET WITH NASUBI AND PUMPKIN
Sold for €2,684
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 142 - ARIMA TOMONOBU: A LARGE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF THE SANSUKUMI
Sold for €3,416
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 147 - SATO MASAYOSHI: A WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO SHISHI WITH BROCADE BALL
Sold for €1,342
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 148 - Ɏ SUKEHARU: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A KAPPA ON CLAM
Sold for €5,490
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 149 - SUKENORI: A RARE ITTOBORI WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY
Sold for €1,342
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 151 - SUKEYUKI: A MASTERFUL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAKE AND SKULL
Sold for €17,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 152 - MATSUDA SUKENAGA: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A FOX PRIEST IN MID-TRANSFORMATION
Sold for €14,640
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 153 - OTOMAN: A MASTERFUL WOOD NETSUKE OF HOTEI WITH TWO CHILDREN
Sold for €18,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 154 - A HUMOROUS HAKATA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF SHOKI AND ONI
Sold for €3,172
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 156 - TOMOKAZU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF THREE TURTLES IN A PYRAMID
Sold for €1,037
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 157 - HEIZO: A DARK WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO SHOJO WRESTLING AND TORTOISE REFEREE
Sold for €854
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 165 - SANKO: A WOOD NETSUKE OF SHOKI WITH ONI IN A BASKET
Sold for €915
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 173 - HASEGAWA IKKO: A TALL AND FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF SEIOBO
Sold for €9,150
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 175 - NAGIGAWA TESSO: A BAMBOO SASHI NETSUKE OF A HEAVENLY GENERAL, DATED 1937
Sold for €3,904
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 177 - AN EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF TAIRA NO TADAMORI CAPTURING THE OIL THIEF
Sold for €3,172
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 178 - A TALL EARLY EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF IKKAKU SENNIN CARRYING THE LADY OF BENARES
Sold for €8,540
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 180 - GYOKURINTEI: A WOOD NETSUKE OF TEKKAI SENNIN SEATED ON A ROCK
Sold for €1,464
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 181 - SHUSEN: A POWERFUL AND LARGE WOOD NETSUKE OF A COILED DRAGON
Sold for €6,100
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 183 - Ɏ MINKOKU: A SUPERB IVORY MANJU NETSUKE WITH THE JUNISHI (ZODIAC)
Sold for €1,830
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 186 - MINKOKU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A DRUNKEN SHOJO WITH MINOGAME AND SAKE BARREL
Sold for €732
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 189 - Ɏ A RARE EDO SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE OF TAMATORI-HIME (‘PRINCESS JEWEL TAKER’)
Sold for €1,159
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 192 - Ɏ TOMOCHIKA: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A RAKAN WITH TIGER
Sold for €1,098
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 193 - Ɏ TOMOCHIKA: A RARE IVORY NETSUKE OF TAMAMO NO MAE WITH THE NINE-TAILED FOX
Sold for €1,952
including Buyer's Premium