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  • Ivory Netsuke of a Basket

    Ivory Netsuke of a Basket

    Lot: 59
    Sold for: $420$350

    Ivory Netsuke of a Basket, Japan, 19th/20th century, with many fish inside, the incised details lightly stained with the fish eyes in black, patina along one side, signed "Gyokuseki" to side, ht. 1 more ...

  • Ivory Netsuke of a Pig

    Ivory Netsuke of a Pig

    Lot: 60
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    Ivory Netsuke of a Pig, Japan, 19th century, lying on the ground with a piglet, the markings incised and stained brown, the eyes inlaid with black beads, signed "Senpo" to base, lg. 2 3/8 in. more ...

  • Ivory Netsuke with Three Faces

    Ivory Netsuke with Three Faces

    Lot: 61
    Sold for: $420$350

    Ivory Netsuke with Three Faces, Japan, 19th/20th century, including a bearded face with bulging eyes on one side, a smiling face with dimples on the other side, and another smiling face underside, more ...

  • Ivory Netsuke of an Oni Monster

    Ivory Netsuke of an Oni Monster

    Lot: 62
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    Ivory Netsuke of an Oni Monster, Japan, 19th century, sitting on a giant shell with his left leg raised and his right leg placed parallel to the ground, his left arm stretched back and his right arm more ...

  • Ivory Netsuke of a Kabuki Actor

    Ivory Netsuke of a Kabuki Actor

    Lot: 63
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    Ivory Netsuke of a Kabuki Actor, Japan, 20th century, squatting with his right arm raised, holding a rod, his left hand in his lap with the index and middle fingers pointing to the left, wearing a more ...

  • Two Ivory Netsuke of Birds

    Two Ivory Netsuke of Birds

    Lot: 64
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    Two Ivory Netsuke of Birds, Japan, 19th/20th century, including a duck seated with its head turned to the back, stained feather, signed "Gyokuyuki" to base, lg. 1 5/8; two quails sitting in more ...

  • Ivory Netsuke of a Boy

    Ivory Netsuke of a Boy

    Lot: 65
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    Ivory Netsuke of a Boy, Japan, 20th century, sitting with one leg raised and the other parallel to the ground, holding a flute with both hands, incised and stained in green, brown, and black, signed more ...

  • Ivory Netsuke of an Yokai Monster

    Ivory Netsuke of an Yokai Monster

    Lot: 66
    Sold for: $200$200

    Ivory Netsuke of an Yokai Monster, Japan, 19th/20th century, carving of a Nure-onna, a snake-like creature with the head of a woman, intertwined with a monkey on her back, with stained and incised more ...

  • Ivory Netsuke of Juro

    Ivory Netsuke of Juro

    Lot: 67
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    Ivory Netsuke of Juro, Japan, 20th century, holding a staff in his left hand and a kotobuki character (longevity) in his right, stained in black to brown tones with his beard and eyebrows in white, more ...

  • Three Ivory Netsuke of Figures

    Three Ivory Netsuke of Figures

    Lot: 68
    Sold for: $660$550

    Three Ivory Netsuke of Figures, Japan, 19th/20th century, including a seated man with a mask, signed "Koushin," ht. 1 5/8; a smiling man holding fish on a string with both hands, unsigned, ht. 2; more ...

  • Two Ivory Netsuke of Creatures

    Two Ivory Netsuke of Creatures

    Lot: 69
    Sold for: $431$350

    Two Ivory Netsuke of Creatures, Japan, 19th/20th century, including a carving of a snake and two frogs in hibernating underground, with incised and stained details, fine patina, signed "Tomoyuki" to more ...

  • Ivory Ojime Bead of a Monkey

    Ivory Ojime Bead of a Monkey

    Lot: 70
    Sold for: $150$125

    Ivory Ojime Bead of a Monkey, Japan, 19th century, seated and hugging an octopus, carved and incised details, stained in brown, its eyes in black, ht. 5/8 in. more ...

  • Ivory Plaque in the Shape of a Peach

    Ivory Plaque in the Shape of a Peach

    Lot: 71
    Sold for: $246$200

    Ivory Plaque in the Shape of a Peach, Japan, 19th/20th century, with slightly rolled edges along the shape, the leaves expressed in bas-relief, distinctive ivory grain, fine patina, the interior more ...

  • Five Shibayama Ivory Whist Counters

    Five Shibayama Ivory Whist Counters

    Lot: 72
    Sold for: $900$750

    Five Shibayama Ivory Whist Counters, Japan, 19th/20th century, including two on wood blocks decorated with gilt bamboo and flowers, one on ivory plate on a wood block, and two on ivory blocks, all more ...

  • Ivory Shibayama Vase

    Ivory Shibayama Vase

    Lot: 73
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    Ivory Shibayama Vase, Japan, 19th century, decorated with cranes, birds, butterflies, and insects in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e and abalone shell inlay with the ground in sprinkled gold and more ...

  • Ivory Vase

    Ivory Vase

    Lot: 74
    Sold for: $1,020$850

    Ivory Vase, Japan, 19th century, carved with two panels divided by pine trees, depicting a village scene with craftsmen, builders, samurai, and farmers, ht. 7 3/4 in. Provenance: Christie's more ...

  • Wood Carving of the Three Wise Monkeys

    Wood Carving of the Three Wise Monkeys

    Lot: 75
    Sold for: $840$700

    Wood Carving of the Three Wise Monkeys, Japan, 19th century, Mizaru who sees no evil, Kikazaru who hears no evil, and Iwazaru who speaks no evil, sitting with their backs to one another, the bodies more ...

  • Boxwood Tea Scoop

    Boxwood Tea Scoop

    Lot: 76
    Sold for: $1,800$1,500

    Boxwood Tea Scoop, Japan, 19th century, depicting a curled lotus leaf surmounted with three frogs with inlaid black coral eyes and a worm, lg. 6 in. more ...

  • Kodai-ji Lacquer Three-tier Box

    Kodai-ji Lacquer Three-tier Box

    Lot: 77
    Sold for: $1,800$1,500

    Kodai-ji Lacquer Three-tier Box, Japan, 17th century, the exquisite hiramaki-e and takamaki-e in gold and silver foil on a sprinkled gold ground depicted three fans within diagonals surrounded with more ...

  • Kodai-ji Lacquer Letter Box

    Kodai-ji Lacquer Letter Box

    Lot: 78
    Sold for: $1,800$1,500

    Kodai-ji Lacquer Letter Box, Japan, late 17th century, the lid and box decorated with gold and silver foil in hiramaki-e and takamaki-e on a sprinkled gold ground depicting flowering paulownia more ...

  • Lacquer Sweetmeat Covered Box

    Lacquer Sweetmeat Covered Box

    Lot: 79
    Sold for: $246$200

    Lacquer Sweetmeat Covered Box, Japan, 19th/20th century, double-lozenge form, depicting gilt landscape scenes with riverside pavilions nestled amongst willow trees and rocks, the two-tiered interior more ...

  • Large Lacquer Tray

    Large Lacquer Tray

    Lot: 80
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    Large Lacquer Tray, Japan, 19th century, of square shape, depicting on a black lacquer ground flowering branches of the twelve months in gold, maki-e and kirigane, sq. 23 1/2 in., together with a more ...

  • Battledore, Hakoita

    Battledore, Hakoita

    Lot: 81
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    Battledore, Hakoita, Japan, 18th century, the battledore depicting on one side a gathering of courtiers, courtesans, and attendants surrounding New Year offerings, the other side depicting a group more ...

  • Kamakuraburi Kogo

    Kamakuraburi Kogo

    Lot: 82
    Sold for: $600$500

    Kamakuraburi Kogo, Japan, 19th/20th century, of round shape, the cover depicting a low relief butterfly on five open plum petals, the bottom depicting a plum blossom with stem on five open petals, more ...

  • Blue and White Brush Pot

    Blue and White Brush Pot

    Lot: 83
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    Blue and White Brush Pot, Japan, late 19th century, of tall cylindrical shape depicting a courtesan gathering attending to a high class geisha standing in front of a bullock cot, inscribed on the more ...

  • Blue and White Jardiniere

    Blue and White Jardiniere

    Lot: 84
    Sold for: $270$225

    Blue and White Jardiniere, Japan, 20th century, decorated with gourds with strings in underglaze blue, the strings incised and glazed in brown and some details in pinky-purple overglaze, borders of more ...

  • Satsuma Ribbed Bowl

    Satsuma Ribbed Bowl

    Lot: 85
    Sold for: $600$500

    Satsuma Ribbed Bowl, Japan, 19th century, with lobed mouth rim, the exterior decorated in two sections with twelve narrative scenes depicting courtesans in the upper part and flowers in the bottom, more ...

  • Satsuma Tea Container

    Satsuma Tea Container

    Lot: 86
    Sold for: $1,920$1,600

    Satsuma Tea Container, Japan, 19th century, the large cartouche depicting an autumn pilgrimage to the Kiyomizu temple, surrounded by exquisitely enameled autumnal flowers and grasses, the shoulder more ...

  • Royal Satsuma Covered Teapot and Tripod Case

    Royal Satsuma Covered Teapot and Tripod Case

    Lot: 87
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    Royal Satsuma Covered Teapot and Tripod Case, Japan, 19th/20th century, teapot with geometric handle and curvy spout, resting on four bracket feet, decorated with nine Immortals and a dragon in more ...

  • Pair of Satsuma Vases

    Pair of Satsuma Vases

    Lot: 88
    Unsold  

    Pair of Satsuma Vases, Japan, 19th/20th century, four-sided lozenge shape, resting on four bracket feet, the four sides decorated in polychrome enamels and gold with eleven figures and a dragon in a more ...