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Fine Japanese Art

9 November 2017 | starting at 11:00 GMT | with lot 1

Live Auction

London, New Bond Street

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Auction highlights

A magnificent pair of gold-lacquer and inlaid Shibayama vases with en-suite stands By Shibayama Yasumasa, Meiji era (1868–1912), late 19th century (4). Sold for £93,750 inc. premium

A fine pair of slender cloisonné-enamel baluster vases By Namikawa Sosuke (1847-1910), Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century (2). Sold for £50,000 inc. premium

An export-lacquer chest on a stand The chest Japanese, Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1640-1690; the stand English, mid-18th century. Sold for £40,000 inc. premium

An important and early cloisonné-enamel ovoid vase By Namikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927), Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century, circa 1890s. Sold for £20,000 inc. premium

A pair of tall-stemmed satsuma moon flasks By Yabu Meizan (1853-1934), Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century (2). Sold for £11,250 inc. premium

Shoji Chikushin (1855-1936), with scroll ends by Shoji Hoshin (1898-1993) Kaguyahime in a Bamboo Stem Showa era (1926-1989), 1930 (2). Sold for £8,750 inc. premium

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405 lots available

1 —
A boxwood netsuke of a mermaid
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

£1,000 - £1,500

2^Ф,Y —
A partially lacquered wood netsuke of go players in a sack
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Sold for £1,500 inc. premium

3 —
A boxwood netsuke of Ashinaga and Tenaga
By Sessan, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Sold for £2,375 inc. premium

4 —
A wood netsuke of a mask maker
By Ryuraku, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Sold for £1,000 inc. premium

5 —
A boxwood netsuke of a snake
By Matsuda Sukenaga, Takayama, Hida Province, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Sold for £13,750 inc. premium

6 —
A wood netsuke of an ox
By Okatomo, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

Sold for £1,750 inc. premium

7^* —
Three wood netsuke of turtles By Hideharu, Tadakazu and Tobi, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
3

Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

8^* —
A wood netsuke of a turtle and young By Masatami, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
4.5cm (1¾in) wide.

Sold for £1,250 inc. premium

9^* —
A wood netsuke of a turtle and young By Matsuda Sukenaga, Takayama, Hida Province, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide.

Sold for £5,000 inc. premium

10^* —
A wood netsuke of a turtle By Naito Toyomasa (1773-1856), Tanba Province, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century
4.5cm (1¾in) wide.

Sold for £4,750 inc. premium

11 —
A wood netsuke of a turtle and snake
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Sold for £1,062.50 inc. premium

12 —
A large wood okimono-style netsuke of turtles
By Tadakazu, Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), mid 19th century

Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

13 —
Four wood netsuke and a wood carving
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to late 19th century

Sold for £3,125 inc. premium

14^Ф,Y —
Three early ivory figure netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

Sold for £1,625 inc. premium

15^Ф,Y —
A tall ivory netsuke of a foreigner
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

Sold for £5,000 inc. premium

16^Ф,Y —
Six ivory netsuke and one carving
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to late 19th century

Sold for £2,750 inc. premium

17^Ф,Y —
Five ivory figure netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to late 19th century

Sold for £1,625 inc. premium

18^Ф,Y —
Four ivory animal netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

Sold for £2,000 inc. premium

19^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of Fukusuke
By Yoshitomo, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

Sold for £1,312.50 inc. premium

20^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a Tartar archer
By Mitsuharu, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

Sold for £4,750 inc. premium

21^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a grazing horse
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century

Sold for £2,750 inc. premium

22^Ф,Y —
A tall ivory netsuke of Tekkai Sennin
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

Sold for £1,750 inc. premium

23^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a farmer
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

£1,000 - £1,500

24^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a Dutchman with children
By Shuosai Hidemasa, Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

£800 - £1,000

25^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a shishi
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

Sold for £937.50 inc. premium

26^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a shishi and ball
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

Sold for £1,875 inc. premium

27^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a wolf and monkey
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

Sold for £1,500 inc. premium

28^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a tiger cub on bamboo
Kansai region, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

Sold for £1,625 inc. premium

29^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a tiger
Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

Sold for £1,125 inc. premium

30^Ф,Y —
A small ivory netsuke of a tiger
By Matsushita Otoman, Hakata, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Sold for £8,125 inc. premium

31^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a monkey
Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

£1,000 - £1,500

32^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of five horses
By Tadachika, Edo period (1615-1868), mid to late 19th century

Sold for £1,875 inc. premium

33^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of seven shirauo (whitebait)
By Ryokosai Jugyoku, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Sold for £2,375 inc. premium

34^Ф,Y —
An ivory manju netsuke of a ho-o (phoenix)
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Sold for £937.50 inc. premium

35^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a hatching tengu
Style of Hara Shumin, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Sold for £1,375 inc. premium

36^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a demon and young
By Hikaku, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Sold for £2,000 inc. premium

37^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a human skeleton
By Shuzan, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Sold for £1,250 inc. premium

38^Ф,Y —
An ivory okimono netsuke of a skeleton
By Tomonobu, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century

Sold for £1,187.50 inc. premium

39^Ф,Y —
Two ivory netsuke
By Rakuosai and Gyokuhosai, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Sold for £1,500 inc. premium

40^Y —
A boar-tusk netsuke engraved with Shoki
Iwami style, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

£1,000 - £1,500

41^Y —
A boar-tusk netsuke engraved with a tiger
Iwami style, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

£800 - £1,200

42^Ф,Y —
Two ivory and one walrus-tusk figure netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century

Sold for £2,750 inc. premium

43^Ф,Y —
Four ivory figure netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), late 18th to late 19th century

Sold for £1,875 inc. premium

44^Ф,Y —
Ten ivory netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), mid to late 19th century

Sold for £4,750 inc. premium

45 —
Two gold-lacquer inro
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th and 19th century

£1,000 - £1,500

46^Ф,Y —
Two inlaid Shibayama gold-lacquer inro
By Shokasai, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

Sold for £1,750 inc. premium

47^Ф,Y —
A gold-lacquer four-case inro with an ivory netsuke
The inro by Koma Koryu, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

Sold for £2,125 inc. premium

48^Ф,Y —
An inlaid wood Shibayama tonkotsu (tobacco box) with two netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), late 19th century

Sold for £1,000 inc. premium

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- Japanese Art

Fine Japanese Art

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1 — A boxwood netsuke of a mermaid Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

2Ф,Y — A partially lacquered wood netsuke of go players in a sack Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

3 — A boxwood netsuke of Ashinaga and Tenaga By Sessan, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

4 — A wood netsuke of a mask maker By Ryuraku, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

5 — A boxwood netsuke of a snake By Matsuda Sukenaga, Takayama, Hida Province, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

6 — A wood netsuke of an ox By Okatomo, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

7* — Three wood netsuke of turtles By Hideharu, Tadakazu and Tobi, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century 3

8* — A wood netsuke of a turtle and young By Masatami, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century 4.5cm (1¾in) wide.

9* — A wood netsuke of a turtle and young By Matsuda Sukenaga, Takayama, Hida Province, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century 4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide.

10* — A wood netsuke of a turtle By Naito Toyomasa (1773-1856), Tanba Province, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century 4.5cm (1¾in) wide.

11 — A wood netsuke of a turtle and snake Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

12 — A large wood okimono-style netsuke of turtles By Tadakazu, Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), mid 19th century

13 — Four wood netsuke and a wood carving Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to late 19th century

14Ф,Y — Three early ivory figure netsuke Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

15Ф,Y — A tall ivory netsuke of a foreigner Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

16Ф,Y — Six ivory netsuke and one carving Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to late 19th century

17Ф,Y — Five ivory figure netsuke Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to late 19th century

18Ф,Y — Four ivory animal netsuke Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

19Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of Fukusuke By Yoshitomo, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

20Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a Tartar archer By Mitsuharu, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

21Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a grazing horse Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century

22Ф,Y — A tall ivory netsuke of Tekkai Sennin Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

23Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a farmer Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

24Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a Dutchman with children By Shuosai Hidemasa, Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

25Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a shishi Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

26Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a shishi and ball Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

27Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a wolf and monkey Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

28Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a tiger cub on bamboo Kansai region, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

29Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a tiger Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

30Ф,Y — A small ivory netsuke of a tiger By Matsushita Otoman, Hakata, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

31Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a monkey Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

32Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of five horses By Tadachika, Edo period (1615-1868), mid to late 19th century

33Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of seven shirauo (whitebait) By Ryokosai Jugyoku, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

34Ф,Y — An ivory manju netsuke of a ho-o (phoenix) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

35Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a hatching tengu Style of Hara Shumin, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

36Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a demon and young By Hikaku, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

37Ф,Y — An ivory netsuke of a human skeleton By Shuzan, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

38Ф,Y — An ivory okimono netsuke of a skeleton By Tomonobu, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century

39Ф,Y — Two ivory netsuke By Rakuosai and Gyokuhosai, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

40Y — A boar-tusk netsuke engraved with Shoki Iwami style, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

41Y — A boar-tusk netsuke engraved with a tiger Iwami style, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

42Ф,Y — Two ivory and one walrus-tusk figure netsuke Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century

43Ф,Y — Four ivory figure netsuke Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), late 18th to late 19th century

44Ф,Y — Ten ivory netsuke Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), mid to late 19th century

45 — Two gold-lacquer inro Edo period (1615-1868), 18th and 19th century

46Ф,Y — Two inlaid Shibayama gold-lacquer inro By Shokasai, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

47Ф,Y — A gold-lacquer four-case inro with an ivory netsuke The inro by Koma Koryu, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

48Ф,Y — An inlaid wood Shibayama tonkotsu (tobacco box) with two netsuke Edo period (1615-1868), late 19th century

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1 —
A boxwood netsuke of a mermaid
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

2^Ф,Y —
A partially lacquered wood netsuke of go players in a sack
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

3 —
A boxwood netsuke of Ashinaga and Tenaga
By Sessan, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

4 —
A wood netsuke of a mask maker
By Ryuraku, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

5 —
A boxwood netsuke of a snake
By Matsuda Sukenaga, Takayama, Hida Province, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

6 —
A wood netsuke of an ox
By Okatomo, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

7^* —
Three wood netsuke of turtles By Hideharu, Tadakazu and Tobi, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
3

8^* —
A wood netsuke of a turtle and young By Masatami, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
4.5cm (1¾in) wide.

9^* —
A wood netsuke of a turtle and young By Matsuda Sukenaga, Takayama, Hida Province, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide.

10^* —
A wood netsuke of a turtle By Naito Toyomasa (1773-1856), Tanba Province, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century
4.5cm (1¾in) wide.

11 —
A wood netsuke of a turtle and snake
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

12 —
A large wood okimono-style netsuke of turtles
By Tadakazu, Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), mid 19th century

13 —
Four wood netsuke and a wood carving
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to late 19th century

14^Ф,Y —
Three early ivory figure netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

15^Ф,Y —
A tall ivory netsuke of a foreigner
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

16^Ф,Y —
Six ivory netsuke and one carving
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to late 19th century

17^Ф,Y —
Five ivory figure netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to late 19th century

18^Ф,Y —
Four ivory animal netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

19^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of Fukusuke
By Yoshitomo, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

20^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a Tartar archer
By Mitsuharu, Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

21^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a grazing horse
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century

22^Ф,Y —
A tall ivory netsuke of Tekkai Sennin
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

23^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a farmer
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

24^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a Dutchman with children
By Shuosai Hidemasa, Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

25^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a shishi
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

26^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a shishi and ball
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

27^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a wolf and monkey
Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

28^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a tiger cub on bamboo
Kansai region, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

29^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a tiger
Osaka, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

30^Ф,Y —
A small ivory netsuke of a tiger
By Matsushita Otoman, Hakata, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

31^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a monkey
Kyoto, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

32^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of five horses
By Tadachika, Edo period (1615-1868), mid to late 19th century

33^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of seven shirauo (whitebait)
By Ryokosai Jugyoku, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

34^Ф,Y —
An ivory manju netsuke of a ho-o (phoenix)
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

35^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a hatching tengu
Style of Hara Shumin, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

36^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a demon and young
By Hikaku, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

37^Ф,Y —
An ivory netsuke of a human skeleton
By Shuzan, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

38^Ф,Y —
An ivory okimono netsuke of a skeleton
By Tomonobu, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century

39^Ф,Y —
Two ivory netsuke
By Rakuosai and Gyokuhosai, Edo, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

40^Y —
A boar-tusk netsuke engraved with Shoki
Iwami style, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

41^Y —
A boar-tusk netsuke engraved with a tiger
Iwami style, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

42^Ф,Y —
Two ivory and one walrus-tusk figure netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century

43^Ф,Y —
Four ivory figure netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), late 18th to late 19th century

44^Ф,Y —
Ten ivory netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), mid to late 19th century

45 —
Two gold-lacquer inro
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th and 19th century

46^Ф,Y —
Two inlaid Shibayama gold-lacquer inro
By Shokasai, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

47^Ф,Y —
A gold-lacquer four-case inro with an ivory netsuke
The inro by Koma Koryu, Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century

48^Ф,Y —
An inlaid wood Shibayama tonkotsu (tobacco box) with two netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), late 19th century