Friday 4 November 2022
Session One: Lots 1-211 at 1 PM CET
Session Two: Lots 212-284 at 5 PM CET
Halloween has moved to 4 November! Join us in the festivities and navigate our autumn sale full of otherworldly creatures, demons, ghosts, goblins, crows, and bats.
Session One features a carefully curated selection of fine netsuke and sagemono. Of note are the contemporary netsuke (lots 148-169), mostly from the collection of Gabor Orszagh, a passionate collector with a keen eye for contemporary netsuke of exceptional quality. An interesting group of antique netsuke from Orszagh's collection are also spread out throughout the sale. And the inro in this sale are arguably the best we've offered yet.
Session Two features many interesting netsuke at attractive prices. Previously, we've always included these netsuke in our print catalog. Since we've received feedback that our catalogs have gotten too large (and heavy!), we split this sale into two sessions.
As always, please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions, and check out the natural light videos available on the lot pages.
Lot 2 - Ɏ TOMOTADA: A RARE AND IMPORTANT IVORY NETSUKE OF GAMA SENNIN WITH HIS TOAD
Sold for €14,736
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 3 - RANTEI: A VERY RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF KADORI MYOJIN WITH NAMAZU
Sold for €7,800
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 4 - Ɏ AN EXQUISITE IVORY NETSUKE OF A DIVING GIRL (AMA)
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 7 - Ɏ JUGYOKU: A FINE IVORY MANJU NETSUKE DEPICTING A SCENE FROM THE KYOGEN PLAY TSURIGITSUNE
Sold for €1,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 10 - † CHIKUYOSAI TOMOCHIKA: A POWERFUL WOOD NETSUKE OF A COILED DRAGON
Sold for €7,150
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 11 - Ɏ TOMOMASA: A SUPERB IVORY NETSUKE OF RAKAN HANDAKA SONJA CONJURING A DRAGON
Sold for €4,680
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 12 - Ɏ A SUPERB IVORY NETSUKE OF A ROARING SHISHI WITH CUB
Sold for €8,450
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 15 - Ɏ HIDECHIKA: A POWERFUL IVORY NETSUKE OF A ROARING SHISHI WITH BALL
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 16 - Ɏ A POWERFUL OSAKA SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE OF A CROUCHING TIGER
Sold for €4,420
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 19 - Ɏ OKAKOTO: A RARE IVORY NETSUKE OF A RUNNING BOAR
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 25 - Ɏ A SUPERB IVORY NETSUKE OF A SNAKE PREYING ON A FROG, ATTRIBUTED TO MASATSUGU
Sold for €7,150
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 26 - MASATAMI: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAKE COILED AROUND A TORTOISE
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 28 - HIDARI ISSAN: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A PILE OF DESSICATED FISHES
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 30 - SHUCHIKU: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A FAT TOAD ON LOTUS LEAF
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 33 - HOSEN: A FINE AND RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A NINGYO (MERMAID) NURSING HER CHILD
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 34 - TADATOSHI: A SUPERB NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A NINGYO (MERMAID)
Sold for €7,150
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 37 - TADATOSHI: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLEEPING DOG
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 39 - IKKAN: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT HORSE
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 41 - TSUNENORI: A SUPERB TANBA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT BOAR
Sold for €9,750
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 45 - MASANAO: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY EATING PERSIMMONS
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 47 - A YAMADA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A BABY BOY, ATTRIBUTED TO MASAKATSU
Sold for €715
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 48 - MASANAO: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF BENKEI INSIDE HORAGAI
Sold for €4,420
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 50 - A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF INO HAYATA SLAYING THE NUE
Sold for €4,680
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 51 - A FINE EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF ARIOMARU STRUGGLING WITH AN OCTOPUS
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 52 - DEME: A RARE AND UNUSUAL EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A BLIND RAT CATCHER
Sold for €1,820
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 53 - HOKYUDO ITSUMIN: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A SARUMAWASHI AND MONKEY
Sold for €8,450
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 54 - A RARE AND HUMOROUS WOOD AND NEGORO LACQUER NETSUKE OF HOTEI TAKING A BATH
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 55 - † AN AMUSING WOOD NETSUKE OF A NAKED MAN TYING HIS FUNDOSHI
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 56 - SHOKO: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF RAIJIN WITH BATHING WOMAN
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 58 - A POWERFUL EDO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF AN ONI STEALING A STUPA
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 60 - HACHIGYOKU: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SCULPTOR WITH NIO STATUE
Sold for €2,990
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 61 - GYOKUSEN: A RARE EBONY WOOD NETSUKE OF A TOSHIOTOKO WITH FOUR ONI DURING SETSUBUN
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 63 - JOZAN: A FINE TOKYO SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF RAIJIN
Sold for €1,560
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 64 - Ɏ IKKOSAI: A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF THREE ONI AT SETSUBUN
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 66 - Ɏ OTOMAN: A SUPERB IVORY NETSUKE OF AN ONI WITH THE ARM OF THE RASHOMON DEMON
Sold for €11,700
including Buyer's Premium