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A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 1
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A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 5
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 6
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A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 8
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 9
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 10
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 11
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 12
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 13
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A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 15
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 16
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 17
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 18
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 19
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 20
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 21
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 22
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 23
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 24
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 25
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 26
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 27
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 28
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 29
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 30
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 31
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 32
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 33
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 34
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 35
A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 36
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A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975 (13) image 38
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A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals
By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975

15 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £16,937.50 inc. premium

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A set of boxwood netsuke of the twelve zodiac animals

By Michael Webb (1934-2011), Yorkshire, England, circa 1975
Rat: two, one recumbent, the other nuzzling into its side, resting on its companion's back.
Ox: recumbent, its head turned to the left, with a rope halter passing over its back.
Tiger: recumbent, lying in wait for prey, its head lowered and turned to the right.
Hare: seated with its body curled to the left.
Dragon: its body curled to form a compact composition.
Snake: its body coiled in irregular loops.
Horse: recumbent, its head turned to the left.
Goat: recumbent, its long horns curled back around its head.
Monkey: seated, clutching its legs and its head turned to the right.
Rooster: seated, facing ahead, with erect tail.
Dog: recumbent, its head turned to the left with an alert expression.
Boar: seated, its head raised and its tail sweeping forward over the left flank.
Each typically stained with black-etched details and with inlaid eyes, each signed with scratched letters MJW and RH, three netsuke with the letters enclosed within reserves, with a wood storage box. 3.8cm (1½in) to 5.4cm (2 1/8in). (13).

Footnotes

黄楊彫根付 十二生肖 銘 「MJW」 「RH」 1975年頃

The inscription of RH on each netsuke likely stands for the initials of Robert Huthart, suggesting that the set was made specifically for him.

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