Friday, 3 November 2023
Session I: Lots 1-62 at 11 AM CET
Session II: Lots 101-362 at 1 PM CET
Join us for our illustrious Fine Netsuke & Sagemono autumn sale this November, spread across two thrilling sessions, each accompanied by its dedicated catalog.
Session 1 will feature a selection of Fine Inro (lots 1-62). Gracing the cover of the Session 1 catalog is lot 30: a masterful and rare inlaid two-case inro depicting the yokai box from the Shitakiri Suzume, with en suite netsuke and ojime, the netsuke by Ohara Mitsuhiro. With 62 exceptionally fine inro pieces, this is the first time we unveil a dedicated catalog for fine inro.
Session 2 is dedicated to a carefully curated selection of Fine Netsuke and Sagemono (lots 101-362) with a focus on netsuke, ojime & kiseruzutsu. Gracing the cover of the Session 1 catalog is lot 119: an important and exceedingly rare wood netsuke of a hakutaku, hailing from the ex-collections of Betty Jahss and Joe Kurstin. Additional highlights of this sale includes a superb and very large wood netsuke of Tekkai Sennin (lot 121), a rare and superb wood sashi netsuke of Fukurokuju getting a shave (lot 224), and a large Osaka school inlaid wood netsuke of Gama Sennin (lot 169).
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Lot 3 - A SUPERB AND RARE FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH BUGAKU ACCESSORIES
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 4 - A RARE FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH DHARMA WHEELS, HORIN
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 6 - A FINE SILVER-INLAID FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO DEPICTING A TIGER AND DRAGON
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 7 - AN INLAID FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO DEPICTING KYOYU AND SOFU
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 8 - A GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING A KIRIN AND HO-O BIRD
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 11 - AN EARLY THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH TEA CEREMONY UTENSILS (CHADOGU)
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 12 - A FINE FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING BIRDS IN FLIGHT ABOVE NETS AND FISH TRAPS
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 13 - A RARE AND AMUSING THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO DEPICTING A PERFORMING TROUPE
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 14 - A CHARMING SMALL FOUR-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO WITH THE MOON RABBIT
Sold for €1,170
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 17 - A FINE MOTHER OF PEARL AND HARDSTONE INLAID FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH FRUITING PEACHES
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 19 - TOYOSAI: A SUPERB TWO-CASE LACQUER INRO DEPICTING ISE-EBE AND SALMON
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 20 - HARA YOYUSAI: A SUPERB AND VERY RARE FIVE-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO WITH DUTCHMEN
Sold for €16,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 21 - A VERY RARE TSUISHU AND LACQUER TWO-CASE INRO, MOST LIKELY COMMISSIONED BY A DUTCH SETTLER
Sold for €7,150
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 22 - A TSUISHU LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING KYOYU AND SOFU, WITH EN SUITE NETSUKE AND OJIME
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 23 - A FINE TSUISHU THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH KARAKO AT PLAY, WITH EN SUITE NETSUKE AND OJIME
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 25 - A FINE TSUISHU THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO DEPICTING CONFUCIUS MEETING WITH LAO TZU
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 31 - MOEI: A SUPERB FOUR-CASE TOGIDASHI LACQUER INRO DEPICTING A DRAGONFLY
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 33 - A FINE FIVE-CASE LACQUER INRO OF AN IDYLLIC LANDSCAPE
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 36 - † KAJIKAWA: A FINE FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH CRANES
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 38 - SEKIGAWA KATSUNOBU: A FINE THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO OF PLOVERS ABOVE WAVES
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 39 - A FINE FIVE-CASE LACQUER INRO DEPICTING AN EAGLE AND MONKEY
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 44 - Ɏ A SUPERB INLAID THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO DEPICTING DIVING FISHERMEN
Sold for €9,824
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 45 - HOYU: A FINE SHIBAYAMA INLAID GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO WITH HAWKS
Sold for €2,240
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 46 - A FINE LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING SHISHIMAI DANCERS, WITH EN SUITE NETSUKE
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 48 - KANSHOSAI TOYO: A SUPERB TWO-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH HORSES AND BLOSSOMING CHERRY TREE
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 51 - † RYUSAI: A SUPERB SINGLE-CASE LACQUER INRO DEPICTING THE SANSUKUMI
Sold for €12,870
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 52 - SEKIFU: A FINE TWO-CASE LACQUER INRO DEPICTING CRABS ON THE SHORESIDE
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 53 - A RARE TWO-CASE LACQUER INRO DEPICTING THE IMMORTAL ROKO RIDING A MINOGAME
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 54 - YASUCHIKA: A RARE MIXED METAL TWO-CASE INRO WITH BUTTERFLIES AND ASAGAO (MORNING GLORY)
Sold for €896
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 56 - KOMATSU MITSUKATA: A RARE TWO-CASE EBONY WOOD INRO DEPICTING GAMA AND TEKKAI SENNIN
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 60 - SANDOKU: A SUPERB SHIBAYAMA INLAID SINGLE-CASE WOOD INRO WITH A COCKATOO AND BUTTERFLIES
Sold for €4,940
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 61 - ARMIN MÜLLER: A PORCELAIN (YAKIMONO) SAGEMONO SET OF A TWO-CASE INRO, NETSUKE AND OJIME
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 104 - Ɏ A GOOD TALL IVORY NETSUKE OF A SARUMAWASHI (MONKEY TRAINER)
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 108 - Ɏ A RARE TALL IVORY NETSUKE OF THE PRAWN SENNIN KENSU
Sold for €9,824
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 109 - A TALL AND RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF AN AMA (DIVING GIRL)
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 110 - Ɏ A SUPERB AND RARE IVORY NETSUKE OF A TENNIN (BUDDHIST ANGEL)
Sold for €4,940
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 111 - A LARGE AND RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A FOX PRIEST (HAKUZOSU)
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 112 - Ɏ A GOOD IVORY NETSUKE OF A FOX PRIEST (HAKUZOSU)
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 114 - A SUPERB SAISHIKI NETSUKE OF SHOKI WITH HIS SWORD, ATTRIBUTED TO YOSHIMURA SHUZAN
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 116 - A SUPERB AND RARE WOOD AND LACQUER NETSUKE OF KIYOHIME
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 118 - YUSAI: A VERY LARGE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SHISHI WITH BALL
Sold for €4,160
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 120 - A LARGE AND UNUSUAL WOOD NETSUKE OF A MAN WITH MUSHROOM
Sold for €3,900
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 124 - Ɏ MASANAO: A SUPERB IVORY NETSUKE OF HOTEI WITH A TREASURE BAG
Sold for €12,280
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 131 - Ɏ A FINE IVORY NETSUKE DEPICTING TWO RABBITS WITH CORAL-INLAID EYES
Sold for €1,690
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 134 - Ɏ A FINE, OLD IVORY NETSUKE OF A FARMER WITH A STRAW BASKET
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 135 - Ɏ A VERY LARGE IVORY NETSUKE OF TWO RATS GNAWING AN UMBRELLA
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 136 - Ɏ AN AMUSING AND RARE IVORY NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT SHISHI
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 137 - A POWERFUL WOOD NETSUKE OF SHISHI SCRATCHING ITS JOWL, ATTRIBUTED TO RISUKE GARAKU
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 139 - Ɏ A SUPERB IVORY NETSUKE OF A TIGER WITH CUB, ATTRIBUTED TO TOMOTADA
Sold for €31,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 141 - A FINE EBONY WOOD NETSUKE OF A PUPPY ON AWABI, ATTRIBUTED TO HOSHIN
Sold for €2,456
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 143 - Ɏ A FINE IVORY NETSUKE DEPICTING A GRAZING HORSE
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 144 - RANJO: A SUPERB AND RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT BOAR
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 145 - Ɏ A SUPERB OSAKA SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE OF A RABBIT WITH TREE BRANCH
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 146 - Ɏ YOSHINAGA: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A CROUCHING RABBIT
Sold for €4,680
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 148 - Ɏ RANICHI: A FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A PIEBALD RAT EATING A PEANUT
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 150 - Ɏ AN IVORY SEAL-TYPE (INGYO) NETSUKE OF A SHISHI, ATTRIBUTED TO ANRAKU
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 151 - Ɏ AN IVORY SEAL-TYPE (INGYO) NETSUKE OF A SHISHI, ATTRIBUTED TO ANRAKU
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 154 - A RARE WOOD NETSUKE-OKIMONO OF A CAT GEISHA AND CLIENT
Sold for €14,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 158 - Ɏ AN IVORY ASHTRAY NETSUKE DEPICTING A STYLIZED PLOVER AND MOON
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 159 - Ɏ GYOKUYOSAI: A RARE AND FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A YABUMI (LOVE LETTER)
Sold for €1,690
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 160 - Ɏ GYOKUSEN: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF FUKURA SUZUME (PUFFED-UP SPARROW)
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 161 - RANSEN: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A FLEDGLING CHICK
Sold for €1,690
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 163 - Ɏ MASAKAZU: A RARE IVORY NETSUKE DEPICTING ARABABA AND THE SPARROW
Sold for €1,690
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 165 - Ɏ AN AMUSING OSAKA SCHOOL IVORY NETSUKE OF SHOKI CAPTURING AN ONI, ATTRIBUTED TO HIDEMASA
Sold for €3,380
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 166 - A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF EBISU ON A BLOWFISH (FUGU), ATTRIBUTED TO HIDEMASA
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 167 - ANRAKU: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A STRETCHING DARUMA
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 170 - SHUZAN YASUSADA: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF CHORYO AND KOSEKIKO
Sold for €3,120
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 172 - MINKO: A TALL AND RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A KAPPA FONDLING A CUCUMBER
Sold for €6,500
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 173 - MINKO: A LARGE AND POWERFUL WOOD NETSUKE OF A TIGER
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 179 - A REMARKABLE, LARGE MANJU WOOD NETSUKE OF A DRAGON CHASING A TAMA
Sold for €2,080
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 181 - A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY AND OCTOPUS WRESTLING
Sold for €2,600
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 184 - MINKO: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY EATIING FRUIT
Sold for €4,680
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 187 - MASANAO: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL ON A STRAW SANDAL
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium