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Fine Japanese Art

14 May 2015 | starting at 13:00 BST

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A fine and exceptionally tall ivory okimono figure of a fruit seller Meiji Period. Sold for £74,500 inc. premium

An iron okimono figure of Monju Bosatsu By Unno Shomin (1844-1915), late Edo Period (3). Sold for £35,000 inc. premium

A fine iron kusshin jizai (fully articulated) okimono model of a spiny lobster Anonymous, Meiji Period (2). Sold for £35,000 inc. premium

An inlaid iron tetsubin (iron kettle) and cover By a member of the Amemiya family for the Kinjudo Company, Meiji Period (2). Sold for £27,500 inc. premium

ANONYMOUS Machi-eshi style, Edo Period, 1630s-1640s (2). Sold for £27,500 inc. premium

A cloisonné-enamel kidney-shaped tray By Namikawa Sosuke (1847-1910), Meiji Period, 1890-1895. Sold for £21,250 inc. premium

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Circa 1830-1833. Sold for £16,250 inc. premium

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Circa 1831-1832. Sold for £16,250 inc. premium

An inlaid gold and silver tall elaborate bronze koro (incense burner) Meiji Period (3). Sold for £15,000 inc. premium

A cloisonné-enamel miniature ovoid vase By Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927), Meiji Period. Sold for £15,000 inc. premium

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454 lots available

1^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a cicada
Late 19th century

Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

2^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a tiger and tigress
By Hoshinsai, Edo, 19th century

Sold for £8,750 inc. premium

3^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of five horses
By Shominsai Chikamasa, Edo/Tokyo, second half of the 19th century

Sold for £2,500 inc. premium

4 —
A small ebony netsuke of a recumbent ox
By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, early 19th century

Sold for £1,375 inc. premium

5^Ф,Y —
Two wood netsuke of toads
One attributed to Ryusansai Issan, Iwashiro, early 19th century

Sold for £1,125 inc. premium

6 —
A boxwood netsuke of Toba
Early 19th century

Sold for £1,625 inc. premium

7^Ф,Y —
Two late wood netsuke
One by Miyasaki Joso and one by Egawa Sokoku, Taisho/Showa Period

Sold for £2,125 inc. premium

12^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a recumbent ox
School of Tomotada, early 19th century

Sold for £1,875 inc. premium

13^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a Dutchman
After Masanao, Kyoto, 20th century

£2,000 - £3,000

14 —
A rare wood netsuke of a foreigner
Probably 18th century

Sold for £2,500 inc. premium

15 —
A wood manju and a kagamibuta netsuke
One by Toyokazu of Tanba and one by Mitsunaga, 19th century

Sold for £2,000 inc. premium

16^Ф,Y —
Four netsuke
19th century

Sold for £1,187.50 inc. premium

17^Ф,Y —
Two ivory netsuke
Kyoto, late 18th/early 19th century

Sold for £1,750 inc. premium

18^Ф,Y —
Two ivory and one stag antler figure netsuke
One by Shuko, 18th and 19th century

Sold for £1,000 inc. premium

19^Ф,Y —
A rare tall ivory netsuke of a Chinese gentleman
18th century

Sold for £2,500 inc. premium

20 —
A rare green-stained stag antler obi hasami netsuke
By Rosetsu, late 19th century

Sold for £2,250 inc. premium

21 —
A stag antler obi-hasami netsuke of a lotus plant
By Ozaki Kokusai (1835-1892), Shiba, Tokyo, 19th century

£3,000 - £4,000

22^Ф,Y —
Five late ivory netsuke
Meiji/Taisho period

Sold for £3,125 inc. premium

23^Ф,Y —
Sixteen ivory netsuke
Late 18th to early 20th century

Sold for £3,125 inc. premium

24^Ф,Y —
A wood and ivory netsuke of Daikoku
By Suzuki Tokoku, (1845-1913), Tokyo, Meiji Period

Sold for £6,875 inc. premium

25 —
Two wood figure netsuke
One by Hoshunsai Masayuki and one by Sugunoya Shoko, 19th century

Sold for £1,875 inc. premium

26 —
A large boxwood netsuke of a temple servant
Late 19th century

Sold for £1,125 inc. premium

27 —
A wood netsuke of Daruma
By Hara Shumin, Edo, 19th century

Amended

£1,000 - £1,200

28 —
A boxwood netsuke of the ghost of an ubume
19th century

£3,000 - £3,500

29 —
Three wood figure netsuke
Mid 19th century

Sold for £1,187.50 inc. premium

30 —
Three wood figure netsuke
Early to mid 19th century

£1,000 - £1,500

31 —
Two wood figure netsuke
Late 18th/early 19th century

£1,200 - £1,500

32 —
Four wood erotic netsuke
18th to early 20th century

Sold for £1,250 inc. premium

33 —
A wood netsuke of Ikkaku sennin
Style of Jobun, late 18th century

Sold for £2,125 inc. premium

34^Ф,Y —
Two wood netsuke
Early 19th and early 20th century

Sold for £1,875 inc. premium

35 —
A wood netsuke of a snail on a leaf
Early 19th century

Sold for £1,625 inc. premium

36 —
A wood netsuke of a snail
Early 19th century

Sold for £1,062.50 inc. premium

37 —
A wood netsuke of a snail
Style of Hogen Tadayoshi and Tadatoshi, Nagoya, 19th century

Sold for £2,750 inc. premium

38 —
A wood netsuke of a decayed pear
By Bazan, 19th century

Sold for £5,250 inc. premium

39 —
A wood netsuke of a wasp in a pear
By Sangetsu, 19th century

£5,000 - £6,000

40 —
A wood netsuke of a wasp in a persimmon fruit
By Kogetsu, 19th century

Sold for £6,250 inc. premium

41 —
A rare wood netsuke of a cicada pupa case on a gourd
Tsu, early 19th century

Sold for £3,125 inc. premium

42 —
Three wood animal netsuke
Early to late 19th century

Sold for £1,625 inc. premium

43 —
A wood netsuke of a snake and tortoise
Style of Kano Tomokazu, Gifu, 19th century

Sold for £1,875 inc. premium

44 —
An ebony netsuke of a tortoise
Early 19th century

£800 - £1,000

45 —
An ebony netsuke of five turtles
By Hidari Issan, Iwashiro, 19th century

Sold for £3,125 inc. premium

46^Y —
A tortoiseshell netsuke of a toad on a rock
19th century

Sold for £812.50 inc. premium

47 —
A wood netsuke of a broken lotus leaf
By Hokkyo Shima Sessai, Echizen, 19th century

Sold for £1,375 inc. premium

48 —
A wood netsuke of bamboo shoots
By Hogen Tadayoshi, Nagoya, 19th century

Sold for £1,375 inc. premium

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27% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £40,000 up to and including £800,000;
21% of the hammer price of amounts in excess of £800,000 up to and including £4,500,000;
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Fine Japanese Art

Auction highlights

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1Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a cicada Late 19th century

2Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a tiger and tigress By Hoshinsai, Edo, 19th century

3Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of five horses By Shominsai Chikamasa, Edo/Tokyo, second half of the 19th century

4 — A small ebony netsuke of a recumbent ox By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, early 19th century

5Ф,Y — Two wood netsuke of toads One attributed to Ryusansai Issan, Iwashiro, early 19th century

6 — A boxwood netsuke of Toba Early 19th century

7Ф,Y — Two late wood netsuke One by Miyasaki Joso and one by Egawa Sokoku, Taisho/Showa Period

8Ф,Y — Three late okimono-style ivory netsuke Meiji Period

9Ф,Y — Three ivory okimono-style netsuke Meiji Period

10Ф,Y — Three small ivory okimono-style netsuke Meiji Period

11Ф,Y — Two ivory netsuke Meiji Period

12Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a recumbent ox School of Tomotada, early 19th century

13Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a Dutchman After Masanao, Kyoto, 20th century

14 — A rare wood netsuke of a foreigner Probably 18th century

15 — A wood manju and a kagamibuta netsuke One by Toyokazu of Tanba and one by Mitsunaga, 19th century

16Ф,Y — Four netsuke 19th century

17Ф,Y — Two ivory netsuke Kyoto, late 18th/early 19th century

18Ф,Y — Two ivory and one stag antler figure netsuke One by Shuko, 18th and 19th century

19Ф,Y — A rare tall ivory netsuke of a Chinese gentleman 18th century

20 — A rare green-stained stag antler obi hasami netsuke By Rosetsu, late 19th century

21 — A stag antler obi-hasami netsuke of a lotus plant By Ozaki Kokusai (1835-1892), Shiba, Tokyo, 19th century

22Ф,Y — Five late ivory netsuke Meiji/Taisho period

23Ф,Y — Sixteen ivory netsuke Late 18th to early 20th century

24Ф,Y — A wood and ivory netsuke of Daikoku By Suzuki Tokoku, (1845-1913), Tokyo, Meiji Period

25 — Two wood figure netsuke One by Hoshunsai Masayuki and one by Sugunoya Shoko, 19th century

26 — A large boxwood netsuke of a temple servant Late 19th century

27 — A wood netsuke of Daruma By Hara Shumin, Edo, 19th century

28 — A boxwood netsuke of the ghost of an ubume 19th century

29 — Three wood figure netsuke Mid 19th century

30 — Three wood figure netsuke Early to mid 19th century

31 — Two wood figure netsuke Late 18th/early 19th century

32 — Four wood erotic netsuke 18th to early 20th century

33 — A wood netsuke of Ikkaku sennin Style of Jobun, late 18th century

34Ф,Y — Two wood netsuke Early 19th and early 20th century

35 — A wood netsuke of a snail on a leaf Early 19th century

36 — A wood netsuke of a snail Early 19th century

37 — A wood netsuke of a snail Style of Hogen Tadayoshi and Tadatoshi, Nagoya, 19th century

38 — A wood netsuke of a decayed pear By Bazan, 19th century

39 — A wood netsuke of a wasp in a pear By Sangetsu, 19th century

40 — A wood netsuke of a wasp in a persimmon fruit By Kogetsu, 19th century

41 — A rare wood netsuke of a cicada pupa case on a gourd Tsu, early 19th century

42 — Three wood animal netsuke Early to late 19th century

43 — A wood netsuke of a snake and tortoise Style of Kano Tomokazu, Gifu, 19th century

44 — An ebony netsuke of a tortoise Early 19th century

45 — An ebony netsuke of five turtles By Hidari Issan, Iwashiro, 19th century

46Y — A tortoiseshell netsuke of a toad on a rock 19th century

47 — A wood netsuke of a broken lotus leaf By Hokkyo Shima Sessai, Echizen, 19th century

48 — A wood netsuke of bamboo shoots By Hogen Tadayoshi, Nagoya, 19th century

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1^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a cicada
Late 19th century

2^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a tiger and tigress
By Hoshinsai, Edo, 19th century

3^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of five horses
By Shominsai Chikamasa, Edo/Tokyo, second half of the 19th century

4 —
A small ebony netsuke of a recumbent ox
By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, early 19th century

5^Ф,Y —
Two wood netsuke of toads
One attributed to Ryusansai Issan, Iwashiro, early 19th century

6 —
A boxwood netsuke of Toba
Early 19th century

7^Ф,Y —
Two late wood netsuke
One by Miyasaki Joso and one by Egawa Sokoku, Taisho/Showa Period

8^Ф,Y —
Three late okimono-style ivory netsuke
Meiji Period

9^Ф,Y —
Three ivory okimono-style netsuke
Meiji Period

10^Ф,Y —
Three small ivory okimono-style netsuke
Meiji Period

11^Ф,Y —
Two ivory netsuke
Meiji Period

12^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a recumbent ox
School of Tomotada, early 19th century

13^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a Dutchman
After Masanao, Kyoto, 20th century

14 —
A rare wood netsuke of a foreigner
Probably 18th century

15 —
A wood manju and a kagamibuta netsuke
One by Toyokazu of Tanba and one by Mitsunaga, 19th century

16^Ф,Y —
Four netsuke
19th century

17^Ф,Y —
Two ivory netsuke
Kyoto, late 18th/early 19th century

18^Ф,Y —
Two ivory and one stag antler figure netsuke
One by Shuko, 18th and 19th century

19^Ф,Y —
A rare tall ivory netsuke of a Chinese gentleman
18th century

20 —
A rare green-stained stag antler obi hasami netsuke
By Rosetsu, late 19th century

21 —
A stag antler obi-hasami netsuke of a lotus plant
By Ozaki Kokusai (1835-1892), Shiba, Tokyo, 19th century

22^Ф,Y —
Five late ivory netsuke
Meiji/Taisho period

23^Ф,Y —
Sixteen ivory netsuke
Late 18th to early 20th century

24^Ф,Y —
A wood and ivory netsuke of Daikoku
By Suzuki Tokoku, (1845-1913), Tokyo, Meiji Period

25 —
Two wood figure netsuke
One by Hoshunsai Masayuki and one by Sugunoya Shoko, 19th century

26 —
A large boxwood netsuke of a temple servant
Late 19th century

27 —
A wood netsuke of Daruma
By Hara Shumin, Edo, 19th century

28 —
A boxwood netsuke of the ghost of an ubume
19th century

29 —
Three wood figure netsuke
Mid 19th century

30 —
Three wood figure netsuke
Early to mid 19th century

31 —
Two wood figure netsuke
Late 18th/early 19th century

32 —
Four wood erotic netsuke
18th to early 20th century

33 —
A wood netsuke of Ikkaku sennin
Style of Jobun, late 18th century

34^Ф,Y —
Two wood netsuke
Early 19th and early 20th century

35 —
A wood netsuke of a snail on a leaf
Early 19th century

36 —
A wood netsuke of a snail
Early 19th century

37 —
A wood netsuke of a snail
Style of Hogen Tadayoshi and Tadatoshi, Nagoya, 19th century

38 —
A wood netsuke of a decayed pear
By Bazan, 19th century

39 —
A wood netsuke of a wasp in a pear
By Sangetsu, 19th century

40 —
A wood netsuke of a wasp in a persimmon fruit
By Kogetsu, 19th century

41 —
A rare wood netsuke of a cicada pupa case on a gourd
Tsu, early 19th century

42 —
Three wood animal netsuke
Early to late 19th century

43 —
A wood netsuke of a snake and tortoise
Style of Kano Tomokazu, Gifu, 19th century

44 —
An ebony netsuke of a tortoise
Early 19th century

45 —
An ebony netsuke of five turtles
By Hidari Issan, Iwashiro, 19th century

46^Y —
A tortoiseshell netsuke of a toad on a rock
19th century

47 —
A wood netsuke of a broken lotus leaf
By Hokkyo Shima Sessai, Echizen, 19th century

48 —
A wood netsuke of bamboo shoots
By Hogen Tadayoshi, Nagoya, 19th century