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Fine Netsuke from the Adrienne Barbanson Collection

Auction 21100
London, New Bond Street
13 May 2013, starting at 17:00 BST.
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A fine wood netsuke of three monkeys By Naito Toyomasa (1773-1856), Tanba, early 19th century
Sold for £63,650 inc. premium
A fine wood netsuke of three monkeys By Naito Toyomasa (1773-1856), Tanba, early 19th century
A rare ivory netsuke of a turtle By Ohara Mitsuhiro (1810-1875), Osaka, 19th century
Sold for £46,850 inc. premium
A rare ivory netsuke of a hatching turtle By Ohara Mitsuhiro (1810-1875), Osaka, 19th century
A fine wood netsuke of a seated female hare By Naito Toyomasa (1773-1856), Tanba, early 19th century
Sold for £43,250 inc. premium
A fine wood netsuke of a female hare By Naito Toyomasa (1773-1856), Tanba, early 19th century
A fine wood netsuke of a kirin Kyoto, Late 18th century
Sold for £39,650 inc. premium
A fine wood netsuke of a kirin Kyoto, late 18th century

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An ivory netsuke of a rat Kyoto, early 19th century
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An ivory netsuke of a rat Kyoto, early 19th century
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A boxwood netsuke of a rat on a Venus clam By Seiosai (or Shoosai), early 19th century
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A boxwood netsuke of a rat on a Venus clam By Seiosai (or Shoosai), early 19th century
Sold for £1,875 inc. premium
A small ivory netsuke of a rat and candle By Ranseki, Kyoto, 19th century
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A small ivory netsuke of a rat and candle By Ranseki, Kyoto, 19th century
Sold for £5,625 inc. premium
A wood netsuke of a seated rat By Matsuda Sukenaga, Takayama, Hida province, 19th century
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A wood netsuke of a seated rat By Matsuda Sukenaga (1810-1871), Takayama, Hida Province, 19th century
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A wood netsuke of a rat By Ikkan, Nagoya, 19th century
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A wood netsuke of a rat By Ikkan, Nagoya, 19th century
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A wood netsuke of numerous rats, signed Ittan By Ittan, Nagoya, 19th century
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A wood netsuke of numerous rats By Ittan, Nagoya, 19th century
Sold for £7,250 inc. premium
A wood netsuke of a recumbent ox By Matsuda Sukenaga, Takayama, Hida province, 19th century
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A wood netsuke of a recumbent ox By Matsuda Sukenaga (1810-1871), Takayama, Hida Province, 19th century
Sold for £9,375 inc. premium
A fine wood netsuke of a seated female hare By Naito Toyomasa (1773-1856), Tanba, early 19th century
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A fine wood netsuke of a female hare By Naito Toyomasa (1773-1856), Tanba, early 19th century
Sold for £43,250 inc. premium
A wood netsuke of a tiger By Tametaka, Nagoya, 18th century
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A wood netsuke of a tiger By Tametaka, Nagoya, 18th century
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A wood netsuke of a snake By Tadatoshi, Nagoya, 19th century
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A wood netsuke of a snake By Tadatoshi (circa 1770-1840), Nagoya, 19th century
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A rare wood netsuke of a snake By Toyokazu, Tanba, 19th century
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A rare wood netsuke of a snake By Toyokazu, Tanba, 19th century
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An ivory netsuke of a snake 19th century
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An ivory netsuke of a snake 19th century
Sold for £8,125 inc. premium
An unusual wood netsuke of a grazing horse By Tametaka, Nagoya, 18th century
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An unusual wood netsuke of a grazing horse By Tametaka, Nagoya, 18th century
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An ivory netsuke of a grazing horse 18th century
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An ivory netsuke of a grazing horse 18th century
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A small boxwood wood netsuke of a recumbent horse By Tanaka Minko, Tsu, (1735-1816), late 18th/early 19th century
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A small boxwood netsuke of a recumbent horse By Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, late 18th/early 19th century
Sold for £7,500 inc. premium
A wood netsuke of a monkey and child By Kano Tomokazu, Gifu, early 19th century
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A wood netsuke of a monkey and child By Kano Tomokazu, Gifu, early 19th century
Sold for £11,250 inc. premium
An ivory netsuke of a monkey After Kaigyokusai Masatsugu, Osaka, late 19th century
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An ivory netsuke of a monkey After Kaigyokusai Masatsugu, Osaka, late 19th century
Sold for £5,250 inc. premium
An ivory netsuke of a seated monkey By Okatomo, Kyoto, early 19th century
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An ivory netsuke of a seated monkey By Okatomo, Kyoto, early 19th century
Sold for £9,375 inc. premium
A wood netsuke of a monkey By Kano Tomokazu, Gifu, early 19th century
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A wood netsuke of a monkey By Kano Tomokazu, Gifu, early 19th century
Sold for £6,000 inc. premium
A fine wood netsuke of three monkeys By Naito Toyomasa (1773-1856), Tanba, early 19th century
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A fine wood netsuke of three monkeys By Naito Toyomasa (1773-1856), Tanba, early 19th century
Sold for £63,650 inc. premium
A wood netsuke of a cockerel By Toshusai, 19th century
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A wood netsuke of a cockerel By Hara Shugetsu II, 19th century
Sold for £1,875 inc. premium
A wood netsuke of a recumbent boar late 18th century
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A wood netsuke of a recumbent boar Late 18th century
Sold for £2,375 inc. premium
An ivory netsuke of a running wild boar Style of Okatomo, Kyoto, early 19th century
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An ivory netsuke of a running wild boar Style of Okatomo, Kyoto, late 18th/early 19th century
Sold for £4,000 inc. premium
An ivory netsuke of a wild boar By Kunitomo??, Kyoto, 18th century
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An ivory netsuke of a wild boar By Kunitomo, Kyoto, 18th century
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An ivory netsuke of a running boar Style of Okatomo, Kyoto, late 18th/early 19th century
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An ivory netsuke of a running boar Style of Okatomo, Kyoto, late 18th/early 19th century
Sold for £16,250 inc. premium
A lacquered ivory netsuke of a duck By Ryugyoku, late 19th/early 20th century
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A lacquered ivory netsuke of a duck By Ryugyoku, late 19th/early 20th century
Sold for £1,062 inc. premium
A lacquered-wood netsuke of a dove By Shinsai?????, 19th century
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A lacquered wood netsuke of a gull By Koma Kansai, 19th century
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A wood netsuke of the fukura zuzume (tongue-cut sparrow) By Hide, 19th century
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A wood netsuke of the fukura suzume ('Tongue-cut Sparrow') By Hide, 19th century
Sold for £1,750 inc. premium
An ivory netsuke of a formalised sparrow By Shoyusai, Kyoto, early 19th century
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An ivory netsuke of a formalised sparrow By Shoyusai, Kyoto, early 19th century
Sold for £3,125 inc. premium
An ivory netsuke of quail on millet, After Okatomo, Kyoto, 19th century
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An ivory netsuke of quail on millet After Okatomo, Kyoto, 19th century
Sold for £7,250 inc. premium
An ivory netsuke of a fugu (blow-fish) By Keiun, 20th century
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An ivory netsuke of a fugu (blow-fish) By Bashusai Keiun, (1912-1987), Kyoto and Uji, 20th century
Sold for £4,375 inc. premium
An ivory netsuke of a cat on a desiccated fish, unsigned Late 18th/early 19th century
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An ivory netsuke of a cat on a desiccated fish Late 18th/early 19th century
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An ivory netsuke of several fish By Morotoshi, late 19th century
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An ivory netsuke of several edible fish By Moritoshi, late 19th century
Sold for £5,625 inc. premium
An ivory netsuke a desiccated fish Early 19th century
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An ivory netsuke of a himono (desiccated fish) Early 19th century
Sold for £1,250 inc. premium
An ivory netsuke of a fish and flower By Hogyoku, Edo/Tokyo, 19th century
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An ivory netsuke of a fish and flower By Hogyoku, Edo/Tokyo, 19th century
Sold for £3,125 inc. premium
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