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Fine Netsuke from a French Private Collection

4 November 2020 | starting at 14:00 GMT

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A wood netsuke of a family of rats By Tametaka, Nagoya, circa 1770-1780. Sold for £47,562.50 inc. premium

A wood netsuke of a pyramid of monkeys 18th century. Sold for £25,062.50 inc. premium

A stag-antler obi-hasami netsuke of a long-legged monkey By Ozaki Kokusai (1835-1892), Shiba, Tokyo, late 19th century. Sold for £17,562.50 inc. premium

A wood netsuke of a kappa on a tortoise By Naito Toyomasa (1773-1856), Tanba Province, early 19th century. Sold for £12,562.50 inc. premium

A wood netsuke of Kiyohime on the Dojoji bell By Tametaka, Nagoya, late 18th century. Sold for £11,937.50 inc. premium

A boxwood netsuke of a Chin dog By Tametaka, Nagoya, early 19th century. Sold for £10,062.50 inc. premium

A wood netsuke of a wasp in a loofah gourd By Kogetsu, early 19th century (2). Sold for £9,437.50 inc. premium

A wood netsuke of a toad and young By Miwa, Edo, early 19th century. Sold for £6,312.50 inc. premium

A wood netsuke of a recumbent boar By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th century. Sold for £5,687.50 inc. premium

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An okimono-style wood netsuke of oni no nenbutsu
By Kyokumin, mid-late 19th century

Sold for £1,147.50 inc. premium

5 —
A wood netsuke of Raijin
By Ittan, Nagoya, mid-19th century

Sold for £2,295 inc. premium

6 —
A wood netsuke of Futen with his bag of wind
By Kiraku, late 19th century

Sold for £956.25 inc. premium

7 —
A wood netsuke of Raijin
By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th century

Sold for £1,147.50 inc. premium

8 —
A wood netsuke of Ryujin
By Tametaka, Nagoya, 18th century

Sold for £9,062.50 inc. premium

9 —
A boxwood netsuke of Kiyohime
Late 18th/early 19th century

Sold for £1,402.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of Omori Hikoshichi
By Miwa, Edo, late 18th/early 19th century

Sold for £892.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of Kiyohime on the Dojoji bell
By Tametaka, Nagoya, late 18th century

Sold for £11,937.50 inc. premium

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An ebony netsuke of Kiyohime
School of Tanaka Minko, Tsu, early 19th century

£2,000 - £2,500

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A wood netsuke of a mermaid
By Tadatoshi, Nagoya, early 19th century

Sold for £4,062.50 inc. premium

14 —
A wood netsuke of Okame on a long-nosed tengu mask
Late 19th century

Sold for £3,187.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a sleeping Shojo
By Ikkan (1817-1893), Nagoya, 19th century

Sold for £3,187.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a fox with a drum (Kitsune Tadanobu)
By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, 19th century

Sold for £2,550 inc. premium

17 —
A wood netsuke of Kuzunoha
By Masakazu, Nagoya, 19th century

Sold for £4,062.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a man with the bunbuku chagama (badger tea-kettle)
By Minkoku, Edo, 19th century

Sold for £1,657.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of Seiobo with a basket of peaches
18th century

Sold for £7,312.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a nobleman and a dragon
By Masakazu, 19th century

Sold for £2,295 inc. premium

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A compact wood netsuke of Daikoku
By Nobuyuki, 19th century

Sold for £2,295 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of Hotei and a karako (Chinese boy)
By Masatsugu, early 19th century

£2,000 - £2,500

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A wood netsuke of Fukurokuju
By Tsuji, late 18th century

Sold for £18,812.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of Hotei
By Matsushita Otoman, Hakata, mid-19th century

Sold for £10,687.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of Gama Sennin
By Toyokazu, Tanba Province, mid-19th century

Sold for £5,062.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of Hotei and a karako (Chinese boy) in a walnut
19th century

Sold for £1,020 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of Gama Sennin
By Hokyudo Itsumin, Edo, mid-19th century

Sold for £3,562.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of Benkei
By Mitsushige, early 19th century

Sold for £10,687.50 inc. premium

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Three boxwood netsuke
19th century

Sold for £1,275 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a Dutchman
18th century

Sold for £6,062.50 inc. premium

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A boxwood netsuke of Saigyo Hoshi viewing Mount Fuji
By Nagamitsu, late 18th/early 19th century

Sold for £1,211.25 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a coral fisherman
By Soichi, late 19th century

Sold for £1,657.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a coral fisherman
By Miwa, Edo, late 18th century

Sold for £2,295 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of Kawazu Sukeyasu and Matano Kagehisa
By Masakazu, Gifu, late 19th century

Sold for £4,812.50 inc. premium

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A lacquered wood netsuke of a Noh actor
By Issai, late 19th century

Sold for £1,147.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a man applying moxa
Attributed to Miwa, late 18th/early 19th century

Sold for £1,785 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a family of rats
By Tametaka, Nagoya, circa 1770-1780

Sold for £47,562.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a coiled rat
By Nobuyoshi, mid-late 19th century

Sold for £2,295 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of three rats
By Kazutomo, Gifu, 19th century

Sold for £2,550 inc. premium

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A kurogaki (black persimmon) wood netsuke of a coiled rat
By Masanao, Ise, 19th century

Sold for £2,805 inc. premium

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A stag-antler sashi netsuke of a rat on a lotus root
By Hoshunsai Masayuki, Asakusa, Edo, late 19th century

Amended

£1,500 - £2,000

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A wood netsuke of a rat
By Masakazu, 19th century

Sold for £1,530 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a rat on peanuts
Mid-19th century

Sold for £1,657.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a rat with its head turned back
By Ikkan (1817-1893), Nagoya, mid-19th century

Sold for £11,312.50 inc. premium

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An ebony netsuke of a recumbent ox and young
By Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, Ise Province, late 18th/early 19th century

Sold for £6,937.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a recumbent ox
By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th century

Sold for £1,657.50 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a seated tiger
By Hakuryu II, Kyoto, 19th century

Sold for £2,040 inc. premium

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A wood netsuke of a tiger and cub
By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th/early 19th century

Sold for £5,312.50 inc. premium

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Fine Netsuke from a French Private Collection

Auction highlights

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1 — A wood netsuke of an oni By Masakazu, Nagoya, 19th century

2 — A late wood okimono-style netsuke of Raiden and Raitaro Late 19th century

3 — A wood netsuke of Shoki and oni By Tomokazu, Gifu, early/mid-19th century

4 — An okimono-style wood netsuke of oni no nenbutsu By Kyokumin, mid-late 19th century

5 — A wood netsuke of Raijin By Ittan, Nagoya, mid-19th century

6 — A wood netsuke of Futen with his bag of wind By Kiraku, late 19th century

7 — A wood netsuke of Raijin By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th century

8 — A wood netsuke of Ryujin By Tametaka, Nagoya, 18th century

9 — A boxwood netsuke of Kiyohime Late 18th/early 19th century

10 — A wood netsuke of Omori Hikoshichi By Miwa, Edo, late 18th/early 19th century

11 — A wood netsuke of Kiyohime on the Dojoji bell By Tametaka, Nagoya, late 18th century

12 — An ebony netsuke of Kiyohime School of Tanaka Minko, Tsu, early 19th century

13 — A wood netsuke of a mermaid By Tadatoshi, Nagoya, early 19th century

14 — A wood netsuke of Okame on a long-nosed tengu mask Late 19th century

15 — A wood netsuke of a sleeping Shojo By Ikkan (1817-1893), Nagoya, 19th century

16 — A wood netsuke of a fox with a drum (Kitsune Tadanobu) By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, 19th century

17 — A wood netsuke of Kuzunoha By Masakazu, Nagoya, 19th century

18 — A wood netsuke of a man with the bunbuku chagama (badger tea-kettle) By Minkoku, Edo, 19th century

19 — A wood netsuke of Seiobo with a basket of peaches 18th century

20 — A wood netsuke of a nobleman and a dragon By Masakazu, 19th century

21 — A compact wood netsuke of Daikoku By Nobuyuki, 19th century

22 — A wood netsuke of Hotei and a karako (Chinese boy) By Masatsugu, early 19th century

23 — A wood netsuke of Fukurokuju By Tsuji, late 18th century

24 — A wood netsuke of Hotei By Matsushita Otoman, Hakata, mid-19th century

25 — A wood netsuke of Gama Sennin By Toyokazu, Tanba Province, mid-19th century

26 — A wood netsuke of Hotei and a karako (Chinese boy) in a walnut 19th century

27 — A wood netsuke of Gama Sennin By Hokyudo Itsumin, Edo, mid-19th century

28Ф,Y — A wood netsuke of Benkei By Mitsushige, early 19th century

29 — Three boxwood netsuke 19th century

30 — A wood netsuke of a Dutchman 18th century

31 — A boxwood netsuke of Saigyo Hoshi viewing Mount Fuji By Nagamitsu, late 18th/early 19th century

32Ф,Y — A wood netsuke of a coral fisherman By Soichi, late 19th century

33 — A wood netsuke of a coral fisherman By Miwa, Edo, late 18th century

34 — A wood netsuke of Kawazu Sukeyasu and Matano Kagehisa By Masakazu, Gifu, late 19th century

35 — A lacquered wood netsuke of a Noh actor By Issai, late 19th century

36 — A wood netsuke of a man applying moxa Attributed to Miwa, late 18th/early 19th century

37 — A wood netsuke of a family of rats By Tametaka, Nagoya, circa 1770-1780

38 — A wood netsuke of a coiled rat By Nobuyoshi, mid-late 19th century

39 — A wood netsuke of three rats By Kazutomo, Gifu, 19th century

40 — A kurogaki (black persimmon) wood netsuke of a coiled rat By Masanao, Ise, 19th century

41 — A stag-antler sashi netsuke of a rat on a lotus root By Hoshunsai Masayuki, Asakusa, Edo, late 19th century

42 — A wood netsuke of a rat By Masakazu, 19th century

43 — A wood netsuke of a rat on peanuts Mid-19th century

44 — A wood netsuke of a rat with its head turned back By Ikkan (1817-1893), Nagoya, mid-19th century

45 — An ebony netsuke of a recumbent ox and young By Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, Ise Province, late 18th/early 19th century

46 — A wood netsuke of a recumbent ox By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th century

47 — A wood netsuke of a seated tiger By Hakuryu II, Kyoto, 19th century

48 — A wood netsuke of a tiger and cub By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th/early 19th century

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A wood netsuke of an oni
By Masakazu, Nagoya, 19th century

2 —
A late wood okimono-style netsuke of Raiden and Raitaro
Late 19th century

3 —
A wood netsuke of Shoki and oni
By Tomokazu, Gifu, early/mid-19th century

4 —
An okimono-style wood netsuke of oni no nenbutsu
By Kyokumin, mid-late 19th century

5 —
A wood netsuke of Raijin
By Ittan, Nagoya, mid-19th century

6 —
A wood netsuke of Futen with his bag of wind
By Kiraku, late 19th century

7 —
A wood netsuke of Raijin
By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th century

8 —
A wood netsuke of Ryujin
By Tametaka, Nagoya, 18th century

9 —
A boxwood netsuke of Kiyohime
Late 18th/early 19th century

10 —
A wood netsuke of Omori Hikoshichi
By Miwa, Edo, late 18th/early 19th century

11 —
A wood netsuke of Kiyohime on the Dojoji bell
By Tametaka, Nagoya, late 18th century

12 —
An ebony netsuke of Kiyohime
School of Tanaka Minko, Tsu, early 19th century

13 —
A wood netsuke of a mermaid
By Tadatoshi, Nagoya, early 19th century

14 —
A wood netsuke of Okame on a long-nosed tengu mask
Late 19th century

15 —
A wood netsuke of a sleeping Shojo
By Ikkan (1817-1893), Nagoya, 19th century

16 —
A wood netsuke of a fox with a drum (Kitsune Tadanobu)
By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, 19th century

17 —
A wood netsuke of Kuzunoha
By Masakazu, Nagoya, 19th century

18 —
A wood netsuke of a man with the bunbuku chagama (badger tea-kettle)
By Minkoku, Edo, 19th century

19 —
A wood netsuke of Seiobo with a basket of peaches
18th century

20 —
A wood netsuke of a nobleman and a dragon
By Masakazu, 19th century

21 —
A compact wood netsuke of Daikoku
By Nobuyuki, 19th century

22 —
A wood netsuke of Hotei and a karako (Chinese boy)
By Masatsugu, early 19th century

23 —
A wood netsuke of Fukurokuju
By Tsuji, late 18th century

24 —
A wood netsuke of Hotei
By Matsushita Otoman, Hakata, mid-19th century

25 —
A wood netsuke of Gama Sennin
By Toyokazu, Tanba Province, mid-19th century

26 —
A wood netsuke of Hotei and a karako (Chinese boy) in a walnut
19th century

27 —
A wood netsuke of Gama Sennin
By Hokyudo Itsumin, Edo, mid-19th century

28^Ф,Y —
A wood netsuke of Benkei
By Mitsushige, early 19th century

29 —
Three boxwood netsuke
19th century

30 —
A wood netsuke of a Dutchman
18th century

31 —
A boxwood netsuke of Saigyo Hoshi viewing Mount Fuji
By Nagamitsu, late 18th/early 19th century

32^Ф,Y —
A wood netsuke of a coral fisherman
By Soichi, late 19th century

33 —
A wood netsuke of a coral fisherman
By Miwa, Edo, late 18th century

34 —
A wood netsuke of Kawazu Sukeyasu and Matano Kagehisa
By Masakazu, Gifu, late 19th century

35 —
A lacquered wood netsuke of a Noh actor
By Issai, late 19th century

36 —
A wood netsuke of a man applying moxa
Attributed to Miwa, late 18th/early 19th century

37 —
A wood netsuke of a family of rats
By Tametaka, Nagoya, circa 1770-1780

38 —
A wood netsuke of a coiled rat
By Nobuyoshi, mid-late 19th century

39 —
A wood netsuke of three rats
By Kazutomo, Gifu, 19th century

40 —
A kurogaki (black persimmon) wood netsuke of a coiled rat
By Masanao, Ise, 19th century

41 —
A stag-antler sashi netsuke of a rat on a lotus root
By Hoshunsai Masayuki, Asakusa, Edo, late 19th century

42 —
A wood netsuke of a rat
By Masakazu, 19th century

43 —
A wood netsuke of a rat on peanuts
Mid-19th century

44 —
A wood netsuke of a rat with its head turned back
By Ikkan (1817-1893), Nagoya, mid-19th century

45 —
An ebony netsuke of a recumbent ox and young
By Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, Ise Province, late 18th/early 19th century

46 —
A wood netsuke of a recumbent ox
By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th century

47 —
A wood netsuke of a seated tiger
By Hakuryu II, Kyoto, 19th century

48 —
A wood netsuke of a tiger and cub
By Kokei, Kuwana, Ise Province, late 18th/early 19th century