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The Kolodotschko Collection of Netsuke III
5 June 2015 Cologne
Lempertz Auction 1053
5 June 2015 Cologne
Lempertz Auction 1053
lot 1070
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Cologne
Saturday 30 May 2015, 10 am – 4 pm
Sunday 31 May, 11 am – 4 pm
Monday 1 – Tuesday 2 June, 10 am – 5.30 pm
Wednesday 3 June, 10 am – 5.30 pm (only for foreigners)
Thursday 4 June, 1 pm – 5 pm (only for foreigners)
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Friday 5 June
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NETSUKE COLLECTING IN GERMANY
Philipp Franz von Siebold, the famous physician, botanist and traveller was probably the first German who
collected netsuke during his second stay in Japan from
1859 to 1863. They were shown to the public in 1865
in the Hofarkaden in Munich and nine years later the
Museum für Völkerkunde bought these 170 pieces. Never
on display and hardly ever handled, the ivory, staining
and pigments are in mint condition. Later, in 1897, Justus
Brinkmann acquired netsuke at the Goncourt sale in Paris
for his Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg.
The Japan craze came belatedly to Germany but companies such as R. Wagner and Rex & Co. in Berlin offered
netsuke along with Japanese prints, sword fittings and
the usual Japanalia. Netsuke, albeit only ranging from 50
to 100 pieces, could be found in every famous collection
of Japanese art of the day, (Gustav Jacoby, Georg Oeder,
Alexander Mosle, Toni Straus-Negbauer, just to name the
most famous ones).
The only large-scale netsuke collector in Germany was
Albert Brockhaus, owner of the eponymous publishing
house, famous for its monumental encyclopaedia. His
collection of about 1780 pieces was formed in the years
1896 to 1908, and mainly purchased in England and
France. It is as if his professional encyclopaedic interest
manifested itself also in his collection, which he published in his 482-page book “Netsuke. Versuch einer
Geschichte der japanischen Schnitzkunst”. It is the first
publication of netsuke dealing with the historical development, artists and especially netsuke subjects. Up till then
only auction catalogues and articles had been published.
The thematic approach to netsuke remains one of the
main traits of German collectors.
Many art collections were dissolved after World War I
and in the decades between the World Wars Lempertz
in Cologne sold a number of collections which included
netsuke, such as the collection of Landgerichtsrats Carl
Merlo in 1921, Geheimer Sanitätsrat Dr. I. Chr. Dormagen
(1845-1922) in November 1921, and an important
Rhenish collection of 900 netsuke in March 1922.
However from 1910 onwards European interests turned
from Japanese to Chinese art. Only Felix Tikotin, active as
a dealer in Berlin until 1933 and specialized in Japanese
prints, never neglected the field of netsuke, fully aware of
its commercial potential.
In the late 1950s Germans again began to collect netsuke.
Several auction houses, Rittershofer in Berlin, Hauswedell
in Hamburg and Weinmüller in München offered netsuke which had survived the turmoils of war. But it was
Kunsthaus Lempertz in Cologne where netsuke were offered continuously until the present day. New material
came directly from Japan through Sammy
Yukuan Lee of Tokyo and was shown
in six yearly exhibitions at Lempertz
from 1959 to 1964. The interest
in netsuke was so great, that
the number of netsuke offered
increased with each exhibition.
The 1960s were a highpoint of
German netsuke collecting.
It was a time when netsuke at
auction were offered in lots
and collectors went off with
shoeboxes full. Leading this
group of new aficionado were
Christian Trumpf and Robert
Jordan.
Christian Trumpf, owner of a
mechanical workshop which
developed one of the world‘s
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leading companies for machine tools, lasers and electronics for industrial applications began collecting in 1929.
After World War II, at the time of the Wirtschaftswunder
in the 1960s, he started buying netsuke with great enthusiasm. At Lempertz in 1963 he bought a Kokusai style
netsuke for DM 4800 — at a time when the average price
for netsuke was DM 50 to 300. The Trumpf collection was
later bequeathed to the Lindenmuseum in Stuttgart.
Another collector was Robert Jordan whose collection
of around 800 netsuke started with his first purchase in
1916, and was divided up among his children and dispersed through Lempertz in 1986 and 1991, and possibly
through other venues. His passion for netsuke was
reported on by Jacobus van Daalen. At the second Lee
exhibition at Lempertz in 1960 for instance, a pre-opening
sale was organized for the most eager netsuke collectors.
Trumpf, Jordan (with watch in his hands) and others
stood in front of the showcase. When the case was opened at 12 o’clock sharp, a scrabble broke out with many
hands reaching at the coveted piece, Jordan being the
happy winner. At the sixth exhibition — obviously to
avoid brawls and discontent — the pieces desired by
more that two collectors were auctioned.
After the sale of the Hindson collection in 1967/1968
in London and the subsequent publication of Hindson
netsuke in a single volume by Neil Davey, international
netsuke mania broke out in the Anglo-Saxon world,
and prices jumped to new heights. Still there were and
are many collectors in Germany, some specializing in
subject matter such as sumo, shishi, snails or porcelain,
some collecting only the highest quality or falling for the
peculiarities of Japanese humour, some interested in the
huge spectrum of legend and tales, others again collecting
for pleasure and as their financial means allow. One of the
biggest collections put together in the late 20th century
is that of Bruno Werdelmann, a collector since 1971. The
donation of more than 950 Netsuke to the Kunstpalastmuseum was finalized by 2004 and celebrated by the
third catalogue of his collection.
Throughout the last decades in Germany private collections were built up and then dispersed. The Teddy Hahn
collection was sold in parts through Barry Davies in
London and the Hanns Jatzlau collection of over 300
netsuke was offered at Lempertz in 2005 along with
Jatzlau’s charming netsuke drawings. At least seven
Jatzlau netsuke were sold in the first two parts of the
Kolodotschko sale. Lempertz now presents the third part
of the Juri Kolodotschko collection, which in many ways
sums up German netsuke preferences as well as taste, and
testifies to the passion of collecting.
1000 A Chinese ivory toggle of a stylized bird,
possibly an eagle. 17th/18th century
Of elongated shape, the wings pressed
close to the body, the head with a short
beak slightly raised.
Length 5.8 cm
€ 300 – 500
1000
1001 An ivory netsuke of a monkey.
18th century
Seated with hind feet closely placed
against each other, wearing a court hat
(eboshi) and holding a large peach.
Height 3.8 cm
€ 300 – 400
1001
8
1002 An ivory netsuke of a shishi.
Late 18th century
Reclining with head turned backwards,
scratching itself on the head with the
raised left hind leg, the long hair strands
of the tail slung over the hind leg.
A moveable ball in the open mouth.
Height 3.1 cm; length 6.1 cm
€ 900 – 1 200
1002
1003 A large ivory netsuke of two shishi.
Late 18th century
The reclining parent animal, with a curly
mane and tail and an open mouth with
a moveable ball inside, raises its left
forepaw, a small shishi on its back and
looking in the opposite direction. The
eye pupils of both animals of black horn.
Height 2.8 cm; length 6 cm
€ 1 000 – 1 500
1003
9
1004 A bold Kyoto school ivory netsuke
of a shishi with a ball, by Tomoharu.
Late 18th century
The seated animal with a fierce expression and a loose black ball in the open
mouth turns its head back while the
right forepaw secures a ball, the undulating hair strands rolling up into spirals of
different sizes. The eye pupils of black
horn. Signed Tomoharu.
Height 5.1 cm
Provenance
Evelyn Barron
Mark T. Hindson (1883–1968)(sold at
Sotheby’s, London, 20.10.1969, Lot 30)
Literature
Davey 1982, p. 73, no. 188
€ 3 500 – 4 500
1004
1005 A large Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a
shishi with a ball. Late 18th century
The seated animal with a coral ball
between its teeth turns its head to the
side while it clutches a large ball with all
its paws. The eye pupils of light brown
horn.
Height 5.1 cm
€ 1 600 – 1 900
1005
1006 A large ivory netsuke of a shishi.
Late 18th/early 19th century
Seated upright on its hind legs and
turning its head backwards, a moveable
ball in its open mouth, all paws clutching
a large smooth ball. The eye pupils of
black horn.
Height 4.9 cm
Provenance
Lempertz, Cologne, 12./13.11.2008,
lot 960
€ 1 000 – 1 200
1006
11
1007 An ivory netsuke of a laughing sennin
with a flywhisk. Late 18th century
Standing with a short curly beard, holding a large flywhisk and lifting his belt.
Height 8.2 cm
€ 500 – 700
1008 An ivory netsuke of a laughing sennin
with a peach. Late 18th century
Standing with long hair, the fist raised
to his ear, holding the branch of a peach
with a small seated figure inside.
Height 8.7 cm
€ 700 – 900
1007
1008
1009 An ivory netsuke of a bearded Gama
Sennin. 18th century
Seated with a staff and raising his head,
behind him a huge toad, of triangular
cross section.
Height 4.4 cm
€ 600 – 800
1009
12
1010 An ivory netsuke of a laughing Gama
Seated with a three-legged toad underneath an old pine on a rocky base, of
semi-circular cross section and with an
amber-coloured age patina.
Height 3.6 cm
€ 600 – 800
1010
1011 A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a
smiling Gama Sennin, by Masamori.
Late 18th century
Seated pot-bellied in a patterned robe
and propped up on his right arm, with a
three-legged toad climbing over his back,
the netsuke of triangular cross section.
The eye pupils of the toad of black horn.
Signed Masamori in an oval reserve.
Height 3.8 cm, width 5.6 cm
Provenance
Bonhams, London, 12.11.2008, lot 431
€ 800 – 1 200
1011
1012 A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Gama
Sennin. Around 1800
Seated pot-bellied and propped up on
his left arm, with a three-legged toad
climbing over his back, the netsuke of
triangular cross section. The eye pupils
of the toad of black horn.
Height 3.8 cm, width 5.3 cm
€ 600 – 800
1012
13
1013 A good Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a
laughing Fukurokuju. Late 18th century
Seated with his hand placed on the right
knee, a cloth placed over his enormous
pate, and with a long and full beard
covering his belly.
Height 6.1 cm
€ 700 – 900
1013
1014 A good Kyoto school ivory netsuke
of Fukurokuju and a karako, by
Masayoshi. Late 18th century
Fukurokuju is seated and holds a tray
while a karako stands on his back in
order to shave his high pate, the robes of
the god and the child engraved all over
with patterns. The god’s eye pupils of
dark brown horn. Signed Masayoshi in
an oval reserve.
Height 5.9 cm
Provenance
Klaus Riess, Munich
€ 2 000 – 2 400
1014
14
1015 A fine boxwood netsuke of Fukurokuju
playing with a kemari, by Yoshikata.
Late 18th century
Striding forward whilst lifting his robe
above his raised leg and kicking the
small kemari (football) which has landed
on his head, a stiff fan in his left hand.
Signed Yoshitaka saku.
Height 6.4 cm
Provenance
Francois Storno, Geneva (sold at
Christie’s London, 16.5.2007, lot 203)
lot 941
Literature
Lazarnick 1982, p. 1232
MCI, p. 983
€ 3 500 – 4 000
1015
1016 An ivory netsuke of two karako with
Hotei’s bag. 18th century
To both sides of Hotei’s bag stands a
karako, one holding a large Chinese-style
fan while the other child supports it
from the back. Dark amber-coloured
patina.
Height 4.2 cm
€ 500 – 700
1016
1017 A small Edo school wood netsuke of a
yawning Hotei. Late 18th century
Seated yawning and stretching his arms,
the hands clasped above his head, his
bundle placed behind him. On the flat
base the smaller cord hole lined with
ivory. Inscribed Miwa.
Height 3.3 cm; width 3.6 cm
€ 600 – 900
1017
16
1018 A large boxwood netsuke of Hotei
shouldering a karako. Late 18th century
Standing in balance on one leg and
lifting his robe as if to wade through
water, a karako sits on Hotei’s shoulder
and places his hand on his head in a
gesture of surprise, while Hotei supports
him by holding his feet.
Height 8.2 cm
€ 1 200 – 1 400
1018
1019 A large ivory of a laughing Hotei.
Late 18th century
Standing pot-bellied with his bag atop
his head and supporting it with his left
hand, as he lifts the seam of his robe in
order to wade through a stream.
Hotei wading through water is a theme
in Edo period zenga and Kano school
painting.
Height 8.2 cm
€ 400 – 600
1019
17
1020 A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Hotei
and two karako. Late 18th century
Wearing elaborately engraved robes and
seated pot-bellied with thick earlobes,
Hotei places his right hand on the
shoulders of a karako crouching next to
him, while another karako with a stiff
fan climbs over Hotei’s shoulder. The eye
pupils of black horn. Inscribed Tomotada
in a rectangular reserve.
Provenance
Klaus Riess, Munich
€ 2 000 – 2 400
1020
1021
1021 A large Kyoto school ivory netsuke
of a laughing Hotei. Late 18th/early 19th century
Seated hirsute and pot-bellied with his right hand
on his knee, and with very large feet, his robe covered with flowers and scrolls in engraving.
Height 4.2 cm
€ 1 400 – 1 700
1022
of a laughing Hotei, by Masakazu.
Seated hirsute and pot-bellied with his left hand on
his knee, with very large feet, his robe covered with
cloud roundels in engraving. Signed Masakazu in an
oval reserve.
€ 1 000 – 1 300
1023
1023 A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of Hotei and a
karako. Around 1800
Seated pot-bellied and hirsute, laughing out loud
with both rows of teeth visible, the right hand resting on his knee while a karako climbs bare-footed
over his shoulder.
1024
1024 An amusing ivory netsuke of Fûten. Late 18th century
Seated in a relaxed pose with a broad grin on his face,
resting his head on his propped up arm and holding
on to the windbag.
Height 3.6 cm
€ 900 – 1 200
€ 1 200 – 1 400
19
1025
1025 An ivory netsuke of an oni on
a skull. Late 18th/early 19th
century
1026
1027
1026 An ivory netsuke of a tengu
and Ushiwakamaru. Late 18th/
early 19th century
1027 An ivory netsuke of a tengu no
tamago. Late 18th/early 19th
century
Seated hirsute on top of a skull
with a tobacco pouch with netsuke in his left hand and a now
missing pipe in his right. The
characters on the pouch read
hi yô shin (beware of fire). The
eye pupils and the button at the
belt of black horn.
A long-haired karasu tengu
stands with one foot raised,
his wings spread out, holding
a long sword, while young
Yoshitsune, as a boy called
Ushiwakamaru, stands to his
side with a drawn sword, trying
to topple the tengu.
A karasu tengu steps out from
an egg by pushing aside the
shell, one foot on the ground,
the tip of the wing giving
stability to the netsuke. The eye
pupils of black horn.
Height 4.7 cm
Height 5.1 cm
€ 500 – 700
€ 700 – 900
20
Height 3.5 cm
€ 600 – 800
1028
1028 An ivory netsuke of Taira no
Koremochi and a hannya.
Late 18th century
After partying Koremochi has
fallen asleep, while a hannya
hovers above him, holding a
maple branch in reference to
the maple viewing (momijigari)
on Mount Takao.
1029
1029 An ivory netsuke of a dancing
Fukusuke. Late 18th/early 19th
century
With a huge head, standing
on one leg in loosely worn
garments, the outer robe with
a showy shokko hanabishi
pattern.
Height 5.2 cm
Height 5.7 cm
Provenance
€ 600 – 900
Old collector’s number 435 in
black ink underneath the foot
1030
1030 An ivory netsuke of a dancing
shôjô. Early 19th century
Standing with long hair falling
down the back and holding a
fan, the left foot slightly raised,
the arms held over the head.
Height 5.7 cm
€ 500 – 700
€ 500 – 700
21
1031 A large ivory netsuke of a sleeping
shôjô. 19th century
Reclining, the left leg placed over the
other, the head propped up on its right
arm, the robes engraved with flowers.
In addition, an ivory netsuke of a shôjô
with a large sake bottle, signed Masanori.
(2)
Height 2.5 cm; width 5 cm; height 2.7 cm
Provenance
Edward and Marilyn Flower, New York
(sold at Christie’s, South Kensington,
12.5.2010, lot 58)
€ 500 – 700
part of lot 1031
1032 An ivory netsuke of an oni in a
portable heater. Early 19th century
Fleeing from the ritual bean throwing
(oni harai) at the spring equinox (setsubun) the muscular oni hides in an anka,
his face visible in the left hole of the box.
Provenance
Lempertz, Cologne, 9./10.6.2011, lot 275
€ 500 – 700
1032
22
1033 A dark wood netsuke of I no Hayata
slaying the nue, by Mokusui.
Early 19th century
Sitting on the nue and plunging his dagger into the monster-tiger’s flanks. The
nue’s eye pupils of horn, one cord hole
lined with ivory.
Provenance
T. E. Beddard, Esq. (sold at Christie’s
London 14.4.1969, lot 141)
John D. McDonald (1916–1986) (sold
at Sotheby Parke Bernet, Honolulu,
16.1.1979, lot 39)
Bonhams, New York, 25.3.2010, lot 2038
Literature
1033
Lazarnick 1982, p. 796
MCI, p. 575 (seen by Meinertzhagen at
Mrs. Beddard’s 9.10.1927)
€ 900 – 1 200
1034 A boxwood netsuke of rakan Handaka
Sonja with a dragon. Early 19th century
Identifiable as a rakan by his earrings,
shaven head and sandals, Handaka Sonja
grabs the single horn of a huge dragon,
that winds itself around the figure.
Height 3.8 cm
€ 500 – 700
1034
1035 A dark wood netsuke of a rat on a rice
bale. First half 19th century
The rat sits with legs spread wide apart
on a large rice bale gnawing on the
ropes.
Height 3.4 cm; width 5 cm
€ 300 – 500
1035
23
1036
1036 A walrus tusk netsuke of a shishi, by Tomomasa.
Early 19th century
1037
1037 A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a shishi with a ball.
Around 1800
Seated on its hind legs and placing the forepaws on
a young shishi reclining in front of the parent, both
on a flat perforated rock base. Signed Tomomasa in
a rectangular reserve.
Seated on its hind legs and leaning over a large
smooth ball which he clutches with its forepaws, the
face with a fierce expression and an open mouth. The
eye pupils of black horn. Inscribed Masa.
Height 3.7 cm
Height 3.4 cm
Provenance
Provenance
€ 900 – 1 200
€ 700 – 900
1038
of a roaring shishi. Early 19th century
Standing with head turned back, one forepaw
placed over a large smooth ball, a small moveable
ball in the open mouth. The eye pupils of black
horn.
Height 3.9 cm
€ 1 000 – 1 200
24
1039
1039 A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a shishi and young,
by Hakuryû. First half 19th century
Seated with forepaws placed together and a movable
ball in its open mouth, on its back a young shishi
with a ribbon in its mouth, a smooth ball placed to
the side. The eye pupils of metal. Signed Hakuryû in a
gourd-shaped reserve.
€ 600 – 800
1040 An unusual ivory netsuke of a dragon,
by Sekishun.
First half 19th century
Resting on a cloud, the long scaly body
stretched out, one forepaw placed on a
large tama. The eye pupils of black horn.
Signed Sekishun.
Length 6.2 cm
€ 600 – 800
1040
1041 A large ivory netsuke of a coiled dragon. Early 19th century
Of flat, slightly curved, squarish shape,
the head with two forked horns and
open mouth lightly resting on the scaly
body. The eye pupils of black horn.
€ 1 500 – 2 000
1041
25
1042 A stained ivory netsuke of a Pekinese
dog. Early 19th century
The chin-type dog reclines on a stiff fan
and wears a collar around its neck with
fine chrysanthemums and scrolls in
engraving, on the reverse a bat in flight
with outspread wings in low relief. The
dog’s eyes of light horn, the pupils of
black horn.
Height 2 cm; length 4.6 cm
€ 600 – 900
1042
1043 An ivory netsuke of a sleeping spotted
cat. Early 19th century
Reclining on a stiff fan (uchiwa), the
head placed on the forepaws and a collar
band around its neck. The ribs of the
uchiwa rendered realistically, the long
bamboo handle curved to the side.
€ 600 – 900
1043
26
1044 An ivory netsuke of two monkeys.
Early 19th century
Both seated, the parent with a branch
with a peach surrounded by leaves, the
young monkey with a sleeveless jacket
and a peach in both paws.
Height 3.5 cm
€ 400 – 600
1044
1045 An ivory netsuke of Hotei and karako,
by Hidemasa. Early 19th century
Seated with head resting in his propped
up left arm, the karako in front of him
grabbing Hotei by one earlobe and pulling out nose hairs with tweezers. Signed
Hidemasa in an oval reserve.
Provenance
lot 819
€ 600 – 900
1045
1046 A good ivory netsuke of Hotei in oni
harai at setsubun, by Hidemasa. Early
19th century
Standing with a laughing expression and
wearing an Okame mask like an eboshi,
the raised right hand holding beans, the
left hand holds a box (masu) with beans.
Brows of the Okame mask of brown
horn. Signed Hidemasa in an irregular
reserve.
Height 4.3 cm
Provenance
Sotheby’s, London, 8.4.1998, lot 642
€ 900 – 1 200
1046
27
1047 A fine Edo school boxwood netsuke
of Fukurokuju with a minogame,
by Ryûkei. Early/mid-19th century
Standing with mouth open, and wearing
flowing robes, ornate shoes and a long
cloth draped on his high pate, he carries
a minogame that holds on to the god’s
robes. Signed Ryûkei.
Compare an almost identical netsuke
sold by F. Meinertzhagen to Alfred Baur
in 1935 (ill. in: MCI, p. 674 and Coullery
and Newstead 1977, C 83)
Height 5.6 cm
€ 3 500 – 4 000
1047
1048 A large ivory netsuke of Fukurokuju on
a tortoise. Early 19th century
Laughing heartily and crouching
bare-footed on the back of large tortoise,
with legs placed close to its body.
€ 900 – 1 200
1048
1049 A wood netsuke of Fukurokuju as a
minogame. 19th century
Lying on his stomach, Fukurokuju mimics a tortoise by pulling a cloth with a
shokko pattern over his back to look like
a carapace, the opposite end tied into a
knot resembling the kames’s tail. The
pate engraved with the kame’s eyes and
mouth. Inlaid mother-of-pearl tablet with
an illegible signature.
€ 400 – 600
1049
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1050
1050 A boxwood netsuke of Kan’u.
Early 19th century
Standing stroking his
beard and holding his
halberd with blade
pointing downwards.
Height 7.9 cm
€ 400 – 500
1051
1052
1051 A large stag antler netsuke
of Kan’u. Early 19th century
1052 An ivory netsuke of Shôki and
oni. Early 19th century
Standing slightly bent to the
right, stroking his beard and
holding his halberd with
blade pointing downwards.
Plugged at the top and base.
Standing with a drawn sword,
the empty scabbard at the back,
pulling at his windswept beard,
while a muscular oni hides on
top of his large hat and looks
over the rim.
Height 10.6 cm
€ 300 – 400
Height 7.5 cm
Provenance
Robert Sandfort, France (by
repute)
€ 700 – 900
30
1053 An ivory netsuke of Shôki with a
wind-swept beard. Early 19th century
Standing in full armour, holding a sword
hidden by his long sleeve and grabbing
an oni by its hair, of triangular section.
Height 9.1 cm
€ 400 – 500
1053
1054 Three netsuke. 19th century
a) A small ivory Shôki, b) a stag antler
Gama Sennin, seated, the large toad’s
eye pupils of black horn, and c) an ivory
Jurôjin with a fan and a large bag, on an
oval base. (3)
Height 4.1 cm; 4.1 cm and 3.9 cm
€ 400 – 500
1054
1055 Four stag antler netsuke. 19th century
a) A small cubic chagama engraved
with dragon, scrolls and seal characters,
b) Shôki with a drawn sword and a
captured oni, c) a large fierce-looking
Shôki with a drawn sword and a captured oni, eye pupils of horn, plugged at
the base, d) Hotei standing with a small
bag. (4)
Height 2.1 cm; 5.3 cm; 6.9 cm; and 6.3 cm
€ 500 – 600
1055
31
1056 An ivory seal netsuke of a hakutaku.
Late 18th/19th century
Seated on a flat base, the shishi-like animal with two forked horns of a dragon,
raised head and open mouth and paws
placed close together; on the base a seal
character, possibly tomi (riches).
Height 3.1 cm
€ 300 – 500
1057 An ivory seal netsuke of a shishi and a
black wood manjû. 18th/19th century
a) Seated on a lobed base and placing
its forepaw onto a ball, four characters
at the base; b) of rounded rectangular
shape carved with a seated shishi looking up at a butterfly and peony. (2)
a) Height 3.3 cm; b) length 4 cm
€ 400 – 500
1056
1057
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1058 Three netsuke of shishi.
18th/19th century
a) An ivory Chinese-type shishi seated
on a flat fan-shaped base, b) an ivory
shishi with a raised back, c) a stag antler
shishi on a stepped base with takaramono (shippô, chôji, coral branch and
kakure-mino?) carved underneath. (3)
Height a) 3.5 cm; b) 2.7 cm and c) 3.6 cm
€ 500 – 800
part of lot 1058
1059 A boxwood seal netsuke of a caparisoned elephant. Early 19th century
The animal stands on a large round base
carved with a seal character, possibly
yume (dream), carrying a staff with its
tusks. The cord hole added later.
Height 2.8 cm
€ 500 – 600
1059
1060 A stained ivory seal netsuke of a
dragon. 19th century
Standing on four straight legs on a flat
base, the head without horns turned
backwards, the tail slung to the side
with the tip rolled into a spiral, the base
carved with two seal characters.
€ 400 – 600
1060
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1061 An ivory seal-type netsuke of a suisai.
19th century
Standing on an oval base, the head with
one single long horn lowered and turned
to the side, the carapace of a turtle on
the back. The eye pupils of black horn.
Inscribed Shôkyûsai.
Height 2.9 cm
Provenance
Dr. Karl M. Schwarz (1926–2007), Vienna
(sold at Klefisch, Cologne, 26.1.2008,
lot 102)
€ 500 – 700
1061
1062 Two bronze seal-type netsuke.
17th/18th century
a) A Chinese-style Hotei with a tama in
one hand, the other resting on his knee,
seated on a rectangular base, and
b) Daikoku with a shouldered bag, legs
set wide apart on a flat base with a single
character (possibly takara) at the base.
(2)
Height 3.7 cm; and 2.8 cm
€ 200 – 300
part of lot 1062
1063 An ivory netsuke of a group of seals.
Late 19th century
Five seals are arranged next to a tiered
box, the knobs carved as a shishi, reishi
group and rock, one seal with a loose
ring, one seal is placed on top of the seal
box, all seals engraved with red-stained
seal characters.
€ 200 – 300
1063
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1064 A very fine Nagoya school cherrywood
netsuke of a sleeping shôjô, by
Tadatoshi. First half 19th century
Lying asleep with head resting on its
right hand, the knees drawn up to its
body, dressed in brocade garments, the
robe with finely incised hanabishi, the
hakama with wave patterns in relief, the
long hair falling over its back. Signed
Tadatoshi in ukibori in a rectangular
reserve.
Provenance
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (by repute)
€ 2 500 – 3 000
1064
1065 A very fine Nagoya school cherrywood
netsuke of a sleeping shôjô, by
Tadatoshi. First half 19th century
Lying asleep with head resting on its
right hand, the knees drawn up to its
body, dressed in brocade garments, the
robe with finely incised hanabishi, the
hakama with wave patterns in relief, the
long hair falling over its back. Signed
Tadatoshi in ukibori in a rectangular
reserve.
€ 2 000 – 2 500
1065
1066 A Nagoya school cherrywood netsuke
of a sleeping shôjô. Mid-19th century
Seated with head propped on its right
hand, the left hand on the leg, dressed
in brocade robes with hanabishi and
shokkô patterns, the long hair falling
over its back.
Height 3.5 cm
€ 1 500 – 1 800
1066
1067 A Nagoya school cherrywood netsuke
of a sleeping shôjô, by Tadatoshi.
First half 19th century
Seated leaning forward, the left hand on
the knee, dressed in brocade robes with
shokkô patterns filled with manji and a
pattern of swirling waves, the long hair
falling over its back. Signed Tadatoshi in
engraving in a rectangular reserve.
Height 3.3 cm
€ 2 000 – 2 500
1067
36
1068 An ivory netsuke of Idaten and two
oni, by Masatoshi. Mid-19th century
The Buddhist guardian god in full
armour and helmet plunges his sword
into an oni crouching on the ground,
while another oni stands with the stolen
pagoda-shaped reliquary behind them.
Signed Masatoshi.
Height 3.4 cm
€ 1 200 – 1 400
1068
1069 A very large bone netsuke of a sennin
with a shishi. 19th century
Standing with long hair and a long
beard, supporting a large shishi on his
shoulders by its left forepaw. The eye
pupils of black horn. Inscribed Ikko.
Height 10.9 cm
€ 600 – 800
1069
37
1070
1070 An ivory netsuke of a Chinnan Sennin with a
dragon. 19th century
Standing with a tri-parted beard, the head turned
to the right and holding a small alms bowl, out of
which rises a large dragon which curls around the
back of the sennin.
Height 8.3 cm
€ 1 800 – 2 200
38
1071
1071 A boxwood netsuke of a laughing Gama Sennin.
19th century
Standing in balance on one leg, holding a toad and
a gnarled staff, and wearing thick foliage around
his shoulders and hips.
Height 7.4 cm
€ 900 – 1 200
1072
1072 A large boxwood netsuke of
an emaciated Gama Sennin.
19th century
Standing on one leg, holding a
long gnarled staff, a toad sitting
on his shoulder and a double
gourd at his hip. Remnants of
green pigment on the skin of
the toad.
Height 10.3 cm
€ 500 – 800
1073
1073 An ivory netsuke of Gama
Standing in balance with feet
placed close together and carrying a huge toad on his back, his
long sleeves with large holes.
The toad’s eye pupils of brown
horn.
Height 5.6 cm
1074
1074 A stag antler netsuke of the
Chinese poet Rinnasei.
19th century
Standing and stroking his long
beard, in front of him a crane
raising his leg.
Height 7.6 cm
€ 300 – 400
Provenance
Private collection, Italy, purchased in the 1960s-1980s (sold
at Bonhams, London, 11.5.2010,
lot 178)
€ 600 – 800
39
1075 A stag antler netsuke of Kôshohei. 19th
century
The Daoist sennin Kôshohei transforming a rock into a goat by the touch of his
staff.
Height 5.4 cm
€ 400 – 500
1075
1076 An okimono-type wood netsuke of
Daikoku, by Ittokusai. 19th century
Standing and placing one leg on a single
rice bale, Daikoku shoulders his bag and
holds his mallet with a rat on top.
Remnants of lacquer and thin makie.
Signed Ittokusai.
Height 6.2 cm
Provenance
Printed paper label: Hömberg 189, with
ink markings
Private collection, Germany, collected
between 1920 and 1940 (sold at Nagel,
Stuttgart, 12.5.2007, lot 2730)
€ 300 – 400
1076
1077 A Hidemasa-style ivory netsuke of a
happily dancing Hotei. 19th century
The pot-bellied and hirsute god stands
with one raised foot, holding a drum
with mitsu-tomoe design by the handle
and a striker in his raised right hand,
the robe covered with scrolls in
Hidemasa-style.
Height 4.6 cm
€ 700 – 900
1077
40
1078
1078 A boxwood netsuke of Hotei in a boat surrounded
by waves. 19th century
1079
1079 A box wood netsuke of Hotei in a bundle, by Sekizan. 19th century
Seated pot-bellied and leaning onto his bag, a fan in his
hand, while a karako hovers on the boat’s side, pushing
off the boat with an oar. Hotei’s eye pupils inlaid.
A smiling Hotei looks out from a tied up furoshiki
(wrapping cloth) displaying the stitches of various
fabrics sewn together.
Provenance
Provenance
Van der Heijden (sold at Klefisch, Cologne, 27.9.2008,
lot 90)
Philip Schneider (1908–1983), New York/Florida
(sold at Sotheby’s, New York, 21.3.1997, lot 367)
€ 500 – 700
€ 700 – 900
1080
1081
1080 A large kaki wood netsuke of a laughing Hotei,
by Minzan. 19th century
1081 A small boxwood netsuke of Hotei, by Tomochika.
Mid-19th century
Looking out from a knotted furoshiki (wrapping
cloth), a stiff fan is slipped into the knot. Signed
Minzan.
The god sits in a relaxed pose on a large Chinese-style
stool with curved legs above a footed flat base.
Signed Tomochika.
Height 3.6 cm
€ 300 – 500
€ 300 – 400
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1082 Three small ivory netsuke of Hotei.
18th/19th century
a) Seated with a jewel on a square
pedestal, b) seated pot-bellied with his
furoshiki behind him, and c) seated in
his furoshiki tied above his head and
grabbing part of the fabric with hands
and teeth. (3)
1082
Height 2.8 cm; 2.7 cm; 2.7 cm
€ 300 – 500
1083 Three ivory netsuke of Hotei. 19th century
a) Laughing and leaning on his bag, b)
leaning backwards with a pot belly, and
c) laughing and seated with a jewel in
his hand, his big furoshiki engraved with
takaramono. (3)
Height 2.7 cm; 3.2. cm; 2.6 cm
1083
€ 300 – 500
1084 Three wood netsuke of Hotei and karako.
19th century
a) Seated with a stiff fan, signed Shôgyôku, b) standing and opening his furoshiki with a karako inside, with negoro
lacquer, and c) a karako with a jewel in
Hotei’s furoshiki. (3)
Height 2.9 cm; 3.3 cm; 3 cm
1084
42
€ 200 – 400
1085 Two wood netsuke of Hotei.
19th century
a) Seated with a stiff fan and looking out
from a bundle, engraved with a blossom
and scrolls, and b) standing pot-bellied
and laughing happily, the left hand
raised to his head. (2)
Height 3.5 cm; and 5 cm
€ 200 – 400
part of lot 1085
1086 Four corozo nut netsuke of the heads of
Hotei and Fukusuke. 19th century
Heads of a) Fukusuke with dimples,
signed Masaharu, b) a smiling Hotei,
signed Mitsugyoku, c) a small friendly
Hotei, the skin of the nut removed, and
d) a large laughing Hotei, signed Gyoku…. All signatures in a sunken reserve.
(4)
Height 4.6 cm; 3.2 cm; 2.8 cm and 3.3 cm
1086
€ 200 – 400
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1087 A Tanba school boxwood netsuke of
Raiden. Mid-19th century
With a single horn on his head and lips
firmly pressed together as a sign of his
intense effort, Raiden sits on a cloud
shaped by the wisp of wind he pulls out
from a bag, and with a large drum and
drumsticks tied around his back. The
eyes of bone and black horn.
€ 2 000 – 2 400
1087
1088
1088 A boxwood netsuke of Raiden.
19th century
1089
1089 An Edo school wood netsuke of Hankai,
by Gyokkô. Mid-19th century
The muscular figure of Raiden sits on a cloud and
peeps down to earth through a hole, while grabbing
the ring of a large drum and holding two drum
sticks in his right hand. Inscribed Kokei in an oval
reserve.
In full armour and helmet with feet wide apart and
a forceful expression, a board decorated with an
oni’s head under his arm, with which he will break
open the door to the emperor’s palace. The tiny eye
pupils of black horn. Signed Gyokkô in a reserve.
Height 3.8 cm
€ 700 – 900
Provenance
€ 700 – 1 000
1090
1090 A boxwood netsuke of Benkei and the bell of
Miidera. 19th century
1091
1091 An ivory netsuke of Kiyohime atop the Dôjôji bell.
19th century
A labourer’s hachimaki tied around his head, Benkei
takes a rest and smokes a large pipe sitting on the
bell of Miidera, that he has carried up Mount Hiei.
The eye pupils of black horn.
With long hair and the face of a hannya, Kiyohime
leans over the dragon handle of the Dôjôji bell while
coiling her snake body around it, holding a long
striker and pulling a strand of hair.
Height 4.3 cm
Height 3.7 cm
€ 400 – 600
€ 600 – 800
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1092 An animal tooth netsuke of an octopus
as Kiyohime. 19th century
The octopus in a long robe with engraved flowery scrolls and a striker in its
raised tentacles hovers on the top of an
abstract bell, which could also be interpreted as an octopus trap. The eyes of
black horn.
Height 4.5 cm
€ 400 – 500
1092
1093 An ivory netsuke of Kiyohime atop
the Dôjôji bell. 19th century
With long hair and the face of a hannya,
Kiyohime coils her snake body around
the tall bell of Dôjôji while holding a
long striker and lifting a strand of hair.
Height 5.9 cm
€ 1 200 – 1 400
1093
1094 An ivory netsuke of a cowherd sitting
on an ox, by Tsunemasa. 19th century
The flute-playing cowherd boy sits on
the back of a reclining ox with a raised
head. The ox’s eye pupils of black horn.
Signed Tsunemasa in a rectangular
reserve.
€ 400 – 500
1094
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1095
1095 A small animal tooth netsuke
of Daruma crossing the Yangzi.
19th century
Standing on a blossoming reed,
his arms crossed and hidden in
the wide sleeves of his billowing robe, the ears with large
rings.
According to legend, Daruma
left the state of Liang after his
unproductive meeting with the
Emperor Wu and crossed the
Yangzi into the state of Wei
and proceeded to the Shaolin
temple.
1096
1096 A Tokyo school ivory netsuke
of Fukusuke. Late 19th century
1097
1097 A boxwood netsuke of Fukusuke. 19th century
Standing in formal attire
(kamishimo) with an open
folding fan, and carrying a large
Okame mask on his back.
Standing in formal attire
(kamishimo) with a short sword
at his left hip, holding an object
in his hands.
Height 4.1 cm
Height 4.5 cm
€ 300 – 500
Provenance
Old collector’s number in white
ink 169
€ 300 – 400
Height 4.5 cm
€ 400 – 500
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1098 A wood netsuke of a shishi dancer.
Early 19th century
Seated wearing a shishi-mask, his body
covered by the mask cloth, a drum stick
in his hand and a drum placed between
his feet. Inscribed Minkô with kaô.
Height 3.3 cm
€ 300 – 500
1098
1099 A good, partly stained ivory netsuke
of a seated shishi dancer. Early 19th
century
Seated and wearing trousers and a jacket
with a star pattern, the boy is about to
lift a large shishi mask above his head,
the mask cloth with an attached bushy
tail and engraved with hair tufts. One
eye pupil of the mask of black horn.
Height 4.1 cm
Provenance
Joseph (Joe) Kurstin, Miami, FL (sold at
Nagel, Stuttgart, 13.11.2007, lot 2664)
€ 1 800 – 2 400
1099
1100 A wood netsuke of a Chinese boy.
19th century
Son Shukugo (chin. Sun Shuao) as a boy
about to kill a two-headed snake with
a club, the left hand forming a fist. The
stern facial expression anticipates the
boy becoming the Minister of Chu. Both
hair tufts of black horn. Signed Sankô in
an oval reserve.
Height 5.1 cm
Provenance
Henri T. Reiss, Holmes Chapel (probably
sold at Glendining’s, 25./26.2.1918)
Frederick Meinertzhagen (1881–1962),
London
Literature
MCI, illustration p. 694
1100
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€ 500 – 700
1101 An ivory netsuke of a spirited kirin.
19th century
Sitting on its haunches and raising its
left foreleg, the head turned backwards,
as it bays with jaws open, the tips of
the beard and the raised tail touching.
The eye pupils of black horn. Inscribed
Mitsuharu.
Height 5.3 cm
€ 1 800 – 2 200
1101
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1102 An ivory netsuke of a shishi by a rock.
Mid-19th century
Seated on its hind legs, the head turned
to the right, excitedly hovering above
a perforated rock with a moveable ball
inside.
Height 3.1 cm
€ 900 – 1 200
1102
1103 An amusing ivory netsuke of a shishi
with a huge ball. 19th century
The seated chubby animal balances a
ball on its back, supporting it with one
forepaw, with long hair strands of the
tail surrounding the sphere, a small
moveable ball is visible in the open
mouth. The eye pupils of reddish brown
horn.
Height 4.6 cm
Provenance
Christies’s, Amsterdam, 20.11.2007,
lot 694
€ 400 – 600
1103
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1104 An Osaka school stained ivory
netsuke of a shishi, by Mitsushige.
Mid-19th century
Seated on its hind legs on a Chinese
style table with curved legs, raising
one forepaw, and looking back. Signed
Mitsushige.
Height 3.5 cm
€ 500 – 700
1104
1105 Two ivory netsuke of a shishi.
Both seated on their hind legs, placing
their forepaws onto a large smooth ball,
and looking straight ahead, b) with a
large moveable ball in its open mouth
and a shishi cub looking out from the
ball, signed Hidemasa. In addition a
hornbill netsuke of a shishi, inscribed
Fukuda. (3)
Height 3.1 cm, 3.1 cm; 2.1 cm
€ 500 – 800
part of lot 1105
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1106 A boxwood netsuke of a shishi and
young, by Tomokazu. Mid-19th century
1107 A large wood netsuke of a shishi and a
cub, by Hataka. 19th century
Seated on its hind legs, head turned to
the side and clutching a brocade ball
carved in openwork with a movable ball
inside, in front of him a very small shishi
cub. Signed Tomokazu.
Seated on its hind legs, placing his
forepaw protectively on the head of the
shishi cub seated in front, the head with
a curly mane turned left, in the open
mouth a moveable ball. Signed Hataka.
Height 2.8 cm
The reading of this rare signature consisting of the the characters for wing
(U or ha) and eagle (Yô or taka) is not
clear.
€ 1 000 – 1 400
Height 4.9 cm
€ 800 – 1 000
1108 A Tsu school wood netsuke of two
shishi, by Kokei. 19th century
A chubby shishi with a straight mane
without locks, his raised tail giving support to a young shishi who is standing
on his parent’s back. Signed Kokei.
Height 3.3 cm
1109 A wood netsuke of a shishi, by Rikyu.
Probably 19th century
Standing with paws placed close to each
other turning the head to the right, the
mouth open to howl, the hair locks of
the tail curling into huge stylized spirals.
Signed Rikyu.
Provenance
Height 3.9 cm
Mrs Lydia S. Hays
Provenance
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, bequest of
Lydia S. Hays, acc. no 17.15 (written in
red lacquer) (sold at Christie’s, London,
12./13.7.2006, lot 462)
Malcolm J. Hammond, Greenwich, CT
(by repute)
€ 600 – 900
€ 600 – 900
1110 A large dark brown wood netsuke
of a coiled dragon. 19th century
With long horns and mouth firmly
pressed together, the head rests on the
ground while the scaly body is twisted
into a circle and the tip of the tail coils
into a spiral. Signed Toshi jûshichi Bei?
...
€ 900 – 1 400
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1111 A large wood netsuke of a one-horned
dragon in a tama. 19th century
Winding through a tama, the dragon,
with a long beard and firmly pressed
together mouth, places its head on top of
the flattened jewel. Inscribed Shûgetsu.
€ 400 – 600
1106
1107
1108
1109
1110
1111
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1112 An interesting Nagoya-school wood
netsuke of a coiled dragon, by
Mitsutame. Mid-19th century
The large head with two short horns
rests on the thick scaly body, the long
whiskers spread out onto the body.
The eye pupils lacquered black. Signed
Mitsutame in ukibori in a rectangular
reserve.
The rare artist Mitsutame is only known
by a single netsuke of a sleeping shôjo,
formerly in the collection of Martha
Reiter, published in NKSJ, Vol. 8, No. 4
(Winter 1988), p. 12, fig. 3 and Lazarnick
1982, p. 788.
€ 1 700 – 2 000
1112
1113 A wood netsuke of a coiled dragon.
Mid-19th century
The head with two horns slightly raised
above a coiled scaly body, the threeclawed paws clutching the body. The eye
pupils of glass.
Height 3 cm; width 4.1 cm
€ 1 200 – 1 800
1113
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1114 A very good and large Tanba-style
boxwood netsuke of a dragon in a
mikan, by Masakazu. 19th century
Winding through a mandarin with a
stem and a large leaf curled over to
reveal veins rendered in ukibori, in the
dragon’s open mouth a tama. The single
eye pupil of black horn. Signed Masakazu
in a rounded rectangular reserve.
Provenance
W. G. Bossard, Nevis, W.I. (by repute)
€ 2 000 – 2 500
1114
1115 An Edo school black shitan wood netsuke of a dragon and a tabakobon, by Hô
(Toki) Minchô. Mid-19th century
Rising from the tube, which serves for
the pipe’s ashes, the dragon coils its body
around the square handle of a tobacco
tray. The eyes of gold. Signed Hô (Toki)
Minchô.
The representation refers to the saying
“haifuki kara ryû” (the dragon rising
from the ash pot) which means “an
unexpected thing may happen any time”.
Provenance
1115
His Royal Highness The Prince Henry,
Duke of Gloucester, KG., KT., KP. (1900–
1974) (by repute)
€ 500 – 800
1116 A stag antler netsuke of a dragon. Late
19th century
The hollowed antler carved with a large
single-horned dragon amidst waves,
holding a jewel in his claw.
1116
Length 8.7 cm
€ 400 – 600
1117 A very large kaki wood manjû-type netsuke of a dragon and a tiger, by Nobuhiko. 19th century
The dragon hovers above a seated tiger
amidst swirling clouds. The eye pupils of
brass. Signed Nobuhiko saku.
Width 5.1 cm
€ 300 – 400
1117
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1118 A large and impressive stained ivory
netsuke of a coiled dragon. Mid-19th
century
The head with two horns and open
mouth is slightly raised above a scaly
body, with a moveable tama in the cavity
formed by the coiled body. The eye
pupils of black horn.
€ 1 500 – 2 000
1118
1119 An ivory seal netsuke of a phoenix.
19th century
Standing on a flat base, the head turned
backwards, the long tail feathers slung
around the base; the bottom carved
with two seals with two characters in
engraving above twelve very delicately
carved characters in sunken relief.
Remains of red seal ink.
Provenance
Albert Brockhaus (1855–1921) (by repute)
Walter Lionel Behrens, Manchester, UK
(publ. in: Joly 1912/1966, no. 2556)
Dr. Karl M. Schwarz (1926–2007),
Vienna (sold at Christie’s, Amsterdam,
20./21.5.2008, lot 499)
Literature
Schwarz 1992, no. 118, p. 56-57
€ 1 200 – 1 700
1119
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1120 A very good Edo school boxwood
netsuke of a karasu tengu hatching from
an egg, by Shûmin. Mid-19th century
A karasu tengu hatching from its cracked
egg, the bottom carved with a maple leaf,
an oak leaf, and pine needles in fine line
engraving, one cord hole in the shape of
a ginkgo leaf. The tengu’s cap of black
wood. One cord hole lined with greenstained bone. Signed Shûmin with kaô.
Literature
Sagemonoya 2008, cat. no. 59
€ 1 500 – 1 800
1120
1121 A boxwood netsuke of a tengu no
tamago. Early 19th century
A long-haired karasu tengu hatches from
an egg, one claw pulling out his right
wing while the other claw presses on the
egg shell. The eye pupils of metal.
€ 500 – 700
1121
1122 An Edo school boxwood netsuke
of a tengu no tamago, by Jobun.
Early 19th century
The gnome-like, long-haired karasu tengu
breaks out from an egg, one wing visible,
one hand resting on the egg shell. The
eye pupils of black horn. Signed Jobun.
€ 300 – 500
1122
1123 A boxwood netsuke of a tengu no
tamago. Early 19th century
A long-haired karasu tengu steps out
from an almost spherical egg, one
foot on the ground, the egg shell with
y-shaped cracks.
Height 3.7 cm
€ 300 – 400
1123
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1124 A stained ivory netsuke of a tengu no
tamago. 19th century
A grim-looking and long-haired karasu
tengu breaks out from the shell, one
hand pulling out his right wing from the
egg while the other arm rests on the egg
shell. Inscribed Okakoto.
€ 1 000 – 1 300
1124
1125 A large wood netsuke of a tengu no
tamago. 19th century
The long-haired karasu tengu with large
eyes and a prominent beak breaks out
from an egg, one wing and three claws
visible, one of them resting on the egg
shell. The tengu with a darker stain than
the egg shell.
Provenance
€ 1 000 – 1 200
1125
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1126 An Edo school wood netsuke of a
kappa on a hamaguri. 19th century
The water sprite crawls over a clam, the
two valves of which have closed over his
foot, on his back a tortoise’s carapace, the
pimply skin rendered in ukibori (worn),
the fluid in the depression on top of his
head of horn, the eyes of metal-rimmed
bone, the umbo of each shell of white
glazed ceramic, the flesh of the clam of
horn. In the style of Gyokumin.
€ 700 – 900
1126
1127 An Edo school light wood netsuke
of a kappa in an eel trap, by Teiji.
Second half 19th century
The water sprite looks out from a hole
of a discarded eel trap, the trap bound
together with copper wire, the kappa
of stoneware, the elixir glazed blue, the
tongue glazed red, the cord holes lined
with lead-like material. Signed Teiji on a
green-glazed tablet.
Provenance
lot 869
€ 700 – 900
1127
1128 A boxwood netsuke of a minogame on
a clam, by Masakata. 19th century
A minogame with a long tail and a
dragon’s head crawls on top of a large
clam (hamaguri), while a crab sits inside.
The crab’s eyes of brown horn. Signed
Masakata in an oval reserve.
€ 300 – 400
1128
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1129
1129 An ivory netsuke of a tanuki. 19th century
Standing upright with a large lotus leaf on his head
which is supported by his upright tail, a small sake
gourd hanging from his left paw while holding a
small lotus leaf he will use as a drinking cup in the
other paw. The eyes of black horn.
1130
1130 A large and amusing ivory netsuke of a tanuki.
Early 19th century
Standing upright and lifting his enormous scrotum,
the kimono slipped off to reveal his bare body and
muscular arms, a tenugui wound around his head in
the manner of a labourer.
Height 5.2 cm
Height 7.2 cm
Literature
Provenance
Sagemonoya 2008, cat. no. 48
€ 1 800 – 2 200
€ 1 300 – 1 500
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1131
1131 A Tsu school wood netsuke of a tanuki hara
tsutsumi. 19th century
Seated and raising his right paw in order to beat
his belly or distended scrotum as if it were a drum.
Eyes of brass. Inscribed Minkô with kaô.
Height 4 cm
1132
1132 A boxwood netsuke of a tanuki,
by Juzan. 19th century
Seated wearing a kimono, a striker in his right paw,
about to beat his hairy distended scrotum resting on
a cushion as if it were a mokugyo. The cord holes
lined with ivory. Signed Juzan in a reserve.
€ 300 – 500
€ 300 – 400
1133
1133 A coral netsuke of a smiling Daikoku.
Seated and holding a large bale with both hands.
Height 4.6 cm
€ 400 – 600
1134
1134 A nut and umimatsu netsuke of a kaki.
Mid-19th century
Carved with Chôryô, Kôsekikô and a dragon to one
side, and two fighting samurai to the other side,
clouds, sayagata and asa-no-ha patterns between the
two reserves. The stem and sepals appliquéd to the
nut.
Height 3.2 cm
€ 200 – 300
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1135
1135 An ivory netsuke of the foxpriest Hakusôzu. Late 18th/
early 19th century
1136
1136 A small ivory netsuke of a dancing Hakusôzu. 19th century
Carved from a very thin piece
of ivory, standing in a typical
pose with head lowered and a
sly expression, wearing a hood,
the paws held as if resting on
a staff.
The fox, with a sly expression
and wearing a hood and a robe,
stands in balance on its left
foot, the body and head turned
to the right, the paws placed on
top of each other as if resting
on an imaginary staff.
Height 8 cm
Height 4.9 cm
€ 700 – 900
€ 600 – 800
1137
1137 A stag antler netsuke illustrating the kyôgen play “Tsurikitsune”. 19th century
The slender antler is carved in
low relief with a fox disguised
as a priest, its paws resting
on a staff while the foxhunter
kneels with a comic expression
beneath a fox trap with a rat.
The netsuke probably doubled
as a rice tester. Such pointed
sticks were used by rice merchants to pick into the bales in
order to test if the rice is dry
and not sticky or moist.
Height 11.8 cm
€ 300 – 400
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1138 Two manjû. Mid-19th century
a) A shibuichi menuki in the shape of a standing
Hotei with a shouldered bag and a karako, set into
the flattened side of an animal’s tooth and b) a large
silver menuki in shape of a dragon facing a shishi
on a rock by a waterfall, both surrounded by clouds,
set onto an oblong silver plate with himotôshi. (2)
a) Height 3.4 cm; b) length 6.6 cm
Provenance
b) Marc Blanc, Brussels (by repute)
€ 200 – 300
part of lot 1139
1139 Two metal ashtray netsuke. 19th century
a) A sentoku dome-shaped netsuke with two rain
dragons and a tama in relief to the outside, and
b) a russet iron netsuke of flat bowl shape with
a running rain dragon in gold nunome to the
outside and a geometric pattern to the rim. Both
with a loose ring cord attachment. (2)
Diameter 5.3 and 3.9 cm
Provenance
€ 200 – 300
part of lot 1140
1140 Two metal ashtray netsuke. 19th century
a) A shibuichi netsuke of a temple bell with a
dragon head handle and four engraved characters
to each of the four panels, and b) a small bronze
dome-shaped netsuke with a rain dragon and
stylized clouds in relief to the outside. (2)
part of lot 1141
1141 Three metal mask netsuke. 19th century
Provenance
a) Sentoku mask of a karasu tengu, b) a black resin and sheet copper mask of Buaku, impressed
mark, and c) an iron head of Daikoku. (3)
Height 4.4 cm, 5.3 cm and 4.2 cm
€ 300 – 500
€ 200 – 300
a) Height 4.5 cm; b) diameter 3.6 cm
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1142 An ivory group of seven masks,
by Hakuunsai. Mid-19th century
Of squarish flat shape, one side carved
with Okame, Buaku, Kikujidô and
Usobuki masks, the reverse with Oni,
Usobuki, and Shôjô masks. Signed
Hakuunsai.
Width 4.3 cm
€ 200 – 300
1142
1143 An ivory netsuke of three masks.
Behind a large and fierce looking mask
of a hannya with large eyes and a pointed nose a smaller Shishiguchi and a
mask of a young woman.
Height 3.8 cm
€ 200 – 300
1143
1144 An unusual Edo school netsuke of
various toys, signed Gyokuyôsai.
Mid-19th century
The group consists of a carp on wheels,
a temari ball, a flat drum, a Daruma
roly-poly doll, a jar?, a monkey mask
and a Fukusuke doll on top. Signed
Gyokuyôsai.
€ 400 – 600
1144
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1145 A large boxwood netsuke of six masks.
19th century
Carved to one side with five masks, a
Hannya in the centre, surrounded by
Usobuki, Okame and two other Usobukitype masks, on the other side a large
shishi mask.
Width 4.6 cm
Provenance
(sold at Christie’s, South Kensingtin,
12.5.2010, lot 183)
€ 400 – 600
1145
1146 A large Edo/Tokyo school walrus tusk
group of seven masks, by Tadachika.
Mid-19th century
One side carved with Okina, Okame,
Hannya and Shôjô masks, the reverse
with Oni, Chûjo and Usobuki masks.
Signed Tadachika.
Width 4.4 cm
€ 800 – 1 000
1146
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1147 A large Osaka school ivory manjû of
Hotei, by Dôshôsai. Mid-19th century
Of rounded square shape carved with a
friendly Hotei with a Chinese-style stiff
fan and leaning back on his bag. Signed
Dôshôsai.
Width 4.7 cm
€ 400 – 500
1148 An ivory two-part manjû of Hotei,
by Sôrin. Mid-19th century
Carved in sunken relief with a laughing
Hotei holding a tama and a vivacious
karako seated beside him reaching for
the jewel, to the reverse Hotei’s bundle
in katakiri engraving. Signed Sôrin with
kaô.
Diameter 4.8 cm
€ 400 – 600
1149 A fine Edo school two-part ivory manjû
of Hotei, by Chôunsai. Mid-19th century
Carved in sunken relief with Hotei
seated in a furoshiki tied above his head
and pulling his mouth into a big smile
to amuse the karako in front of him, the
reverse showing Hotei’s hirsute back.
Signed Chôunsai and seal Hidechika.
1150 An Edo school ivory rounded square
manjû of Hotei, by Minkoku.
Mid-19th century
Carved in sunken relief with Hotei holding a stiff fan, his large bundle dangling
from his head, while a seated karako
points at Hotei who is sticking out his
tongue. Signed Minkoku.
Diameter 4.6 cm
Width 4.6 cm
€ 600 – 800
€ 400 – 600
1151 A Tokyo school lightly stained ivory
two-part manjû of a karako. Second
half 19th century
1152 An Edo school ivory two-part manjû of
Hotei, by Kômin. Mid-19th century
Carved in shishiai-bori with a seated
karako making the bekkanko gesture
and holding a Chinese-style stiff fan, on
the reverse a Korean-style hat, a rock and
fukujusô. The top part can be screwed
into the bottom part.
Carved in sunken relief with Hotei with
a very large flywhisk and a stiff fan
sitting next to a huge bag, while a karako
behind the bag is raising his hands to his
ears and waving them to frighten Hotei,
on the reverse a wind wheel. Signed
Ichieisai Kômin with kaô.
Diameter 4.4 cm
Diameter 4.9 cm
€ 500 – 700
€ 400 – 600
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1150
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1153 An ivory two-part manjû of Ebisu,
by Kôsai. Second half 19th century
Carved in sunken relief with a seated
Ebisu wearing Shintô ceremonial robes
and rejoicing at having caught a large
blow fish, on the reverse a fish basket.
Signed Jujuki (=Susuki) Kôsai with kaô.
Diameter 4.9 cm
€ 400 – 600
1154 An Edo school two-part ivory shunga
manjû of Daikoku, by Kômin.
Mid-19th century
Carved in sunken relief with Daikoku
kneeling next to a futamata daikon with
foliage and elegantly propped up on
Daikoku’s mallet, lifting a piece of fabric
and pointing at the part resembling the
lower body of a woman. On the reverse
Daikoku’s bag with a rat on top. Signed
Kômin with kaô.
Diameter 4.6 cm
€ 400 – 500
1155 An Edo/Tokyo school ivory two-part
manjû of a dancer, by Jitsumin.
1156 An Edo school ivory manjû of Daikoku
and Ebisu dancing. Mid-19th century
Carved in sunken relief with a dancer
holding a fan and wearing a tengu mask
on his head, in front of him a boy looking up at the hand gesture of the dancer.
Signed Ippôsai Jitsumin with kaô.
Carved in sunken relief with Daikoku
holding his mallet, and Ebisu standing
with a fan and a basket filled with fish,
the pine saplings to the side indicate
New Year, on the reverse a treasure bag,
scroll and a single stylized pine sapling.
Diameter 4.7 cm
Diameter 5.2 cm
€ 400 – 600
Provenance
Lempertz, Cologne, 29.11.2004, lot 826
€ 300 – 400
1157 A two-part ivory manjû of a shôjô,
by Shôju. Late 19th century
Carved in sunken relief with a red-haired
shôjô seated in full robes with wave
patters, holding an object, on the reverse
a footed bowl with offerings. Signed
Shôju and a pine needles logo.
1158 An ivory two-part manjû of Shôki
at New Year, by Gekkô. Second half
19th century
Lempertz, Cologne, 27.11.1988, lot 749
Displaying the figure of Shôki, carved
in stag antler and appliquéd, standing
watchfully at the entrance of a house
with shôji underneath a shimenawa; on
the reverse a kneeling oni in engraving.
Shimenawa and ground rendered in gold
and silver makie, the sword hilt stained
green. Signed Gekkô with kaô.
€ 300 – 400
Diameter 4.4 cm
Diameter 4.4 cm
Provenance
Provenance
€ 300 – 400
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1154
1155
1156
1157
1158
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1159 A very large ivory manjû.
Late 19th century
Carved in sunken relief with a bearded
Chinese, a goddess, an oni with a club, an
oni supporting a large vessel, a dragon
and a flying crane, all amidst dense
clouds, on the reverse a karako with a
fan underneath a pine.
Diameter 7.2 cm
Provenance
1160 An unusual and large ivory manjû
of a dragon. Mid-19th century
The flat top carved in sunken relief with
a winding dragon in swirling clouds
suggesting a storm, the central knob
carved with a chrysanthemum and
leaves.
Diameter 5.3 cm
€ 300 – 400
Private collection, Italy, purchased in the
1960s-1980s (sold at Bonhams, London,
11.5.2010, lot 182)
€ 700 – 900
1161 A large ivory manjû of a dragon.
Mid-19th century
Finely carved in low relief with a large
coiled dragon amidst clouds, the reverse
with a chrysanthemum blossom on
waves and leaves. The eyes of mother-ofpearl.
Diameter 5.7 cm
€ 400 – 600
1163 A Shibayama ivory manjû with
takaramono. Late 19th century
The round shape inlaid on top with a
treasure bag of tortoise shell or horn
backed with gold foil, chôji, Daikoku’s
mallet, a key (kagi), a scroll (makimono),
jewels (tama) and weights (fundô) in
mother-of-pearl, lead, brass and stained
bone. On the reverse two cord holes, one
lined with mother-of-pearl.
Diameter 4.5 cm
€ 400 – 600
1162 A large ivory two-part manjû of a
dragon, by Hidetomo. Mid-19th century
The top carved in relief with a winding
dragon en face, the five-clawed paws
spreading into all direction on a ground
of stylized waves (seigaiha) with two
tama of coral, on the reverse a panel
with the seal characters Daimin Manreki
nensei (Made in the Wanli era of the
Great Ming) surrounded by two rain
dragons on a ground of patterned
stripes. Eye pupils of the dragon of black
horn. Signed Hidetomo on the inside
border.
This unusual design displays an imperial
dragon in Chinese style on a patterned
ground as depicted on porcelains and in
textile arts.
Diameter 5.8 cm
€ 600 – 900
1164 A Tokyo school ivory manjû of a
tennin, by Banryûsai. Late 19th century
The large round shape is carved in
shishiai-bori with a flying tennin
holding a lotus flower, the necklace and
crown embellished with small beads of
different colours. Signed Banryûsai.
Diameter 4.8 cm
€ 500 – 700
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1160
1161
1162
1163
1164
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1165 A kagamibuta of Hotei riding an ox,
by Minjô. Late 19th century
The disc of shibuichi displaying Hotei
with a Chinese-style fan and a huge bag
seated on an ox, in katakiri-bori. The
bowl of ivory. Signed Itchô hitsu (referring to the design) Minjô with kaô.
Diameter 4.3 cm
€ 300 – 400
1166 A kagamibuta with a dancing spotted
cat. Mid-19th century
The disc of shibuichi displaying a
dancing cat in iroe-takazôgan and
engraving, the head covered coquettishly
with a towel, standing on one foot in a
harvested field with chrysanthemums
and bellflowers, underneath a new moon
in flat inlay. The bowl of ivory.
Diameter 4.4 cm
€ 300 – 500
1167 An unusual oval kagamibuta with two
shishi. Mid-19th century
1168 A small oval-shaped kagamibuta of
Jurôjin. Second half 19th century
The oval disc of rôgin consisting of a
menuki of gilt copper in the shape of
two jumping shishi applied to a rôgin
plate engraved with rocks and grasses.
The bowl of ivory.
The oval disc of shibuichi with Jurôjin
and a karako holding the god’s staff with
a fan and a scroll tied to it, in relief with
small inlays gold and shakudô. The bowl
of ivory.
Width 5 cm
Width 3.8 cm
€ 300 – 500
€ 200 – 300
1169 A kagamibuta of two shishi.
Mid-19th century
The disc of shibuichi displaying a powerful prancing shishi and a young shishi
standing on its hind legs, in iroe takazogan. The bowl of ivory.
Diameter 4 cm
€ 500 – 700
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1170 A russet iron kagamibuta. 19th century
The disc carved with Shôki holding his
large travelling hat and a sword tied to
his back, the face of copper and details
in gold nunome, the bowl with clematis
and leafy scrolls in openwork, the flower
details in nunome.
Diameter 4.1 cm
€ 300 – 400
1165
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1168
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1171 A fine shibuichi two-part manjû of
Hotei, by Motozane. Mid-19th century
In iroe-takazôgan and engraving a
laughing Hotei seated behind his
patched bag underneath a pine branch
and with a karako seated on his shoulders. Signed Motozane with kaô.
Probably by Taizan Motozane III (ca.
1794–1865) of Mito in Hitachi Province
Diameter 4.1 cm
€ 600 – 800
1171
1172 A shibuichi two-part manjû, by
Mitsunobu. Second half 19th century
In iroe-takazôgan and nunome a tanuki
in a rain storm with a gourd underneath a tattered umbrella, the clouds in
openwork, on the reverse a procession of
tanuki under a full moon in engraving.
Signed Kin…sai Mitsunobu with kaô.
The reverse with a loose ring cord attachment.
Diameter 4 cm
Provenance
Private collection, Southern Germany
(sold at Lempertz, Cologne, 12./13.12.2008,
lot 1001)
€ 400 – 600
1172
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1173 A fine russet iron two-part manjû of a
winged dragon. 19th century
Carved in relief with a winged dragon
(tobitatsu) hovering above billowing
waves with outspread wings. The eye
and the water droplets of gold. The peg
inside with an eyelet of brass.
Diameter 4.1 cm
Provenance
Charles A. Greenfield (1903–1997),
New York (sold at Sotheby’s, New York,
18.9.1998, lot 159)
Bluette H. Kirchhoff (1924–2008) (sold at
Bonhams, New York, 16.9.2009, lot 2114)
€ 500 – 700
1173
1174 A silver ryûsa manjû with two shishi.
19th century
Carved and pierced to each side with
two shishi frolicking among peonies and
leafy branches, the reverse with a loose
ring cord attachment.
Diameter 4.7 cm
Provenance
Edward A. Wrangham O.B.E. (1928–2009),
Northumberland, Great Britain (sold at
Bonhams, London, 15.12.2012, lot 128)
€ 500 – 800
1174
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1175
1175 A fine silvered copper portable
compass and sundial. Mid-19th century
Carved to the outside in relief with a
dragon amidst billowing clouds, the
inside gilded and silvered, and with a
compass protected by glass and a sun
dial, both surrounded by the zodiacal
characters in engraving, the reverse with
a loose ring cord attachment.
Diameter 4.8 cm
€ 500 – 700
1176 Three kagamibuta. Second half 19th
century
All discs of shibuichi/rôgin with iroe
takazôgan. a) Rakan Handaka Sonja
with a staff and a dragon, bowl of wood
(modern), b) Fukurokuju with jewel and
staff, bowl of ivory, c) samurai with a
straw hat, bowl of ivory carved in openwork with a dragon in waves and clouds
on the reverse. (3)
Diameter 3.8 cm; 4.7 cm and 3.9 cm
Provenance
c) Private collection, Southern
Germany (sold at Lempertz, Cologne,
12./13.12.2008, lot 1103)
part of lot 1176
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€ 600 – 800
1177
1177 A lacquer netsuke of Hotei. Late 19th century
Standing with a smiling expression and holding up
a karako with a drum, the robe slipped off the left
shoulder. Inscribed Kajikawa saku.
Height 7.6 cm
€ 300 – 500
1178
1178 A gold lacquer netsuke of Ebisu. Late 19th century
Standing carrying a sea bream under his arm, wearing an eboshi, trousers and a garment, whose long
sleeves are held up with a tasuki band, the pattern
on his robe inlaid with gold and silver foil, aogai,
and hirame and displaying two different mon.
Height 4.6 cm
€ 400 – 600
1179
1179 A kinji lacquer manjû with Daikoku’s attributes.
19th century
In the shape of a flattened treasure bag (takarabukuro) with a mallet and gold coins (koban) on top, the
fabric of the bag with a pattern of peonies and karakusa in hiramakie. The reverse with a flower-shaped
cord attachment and a loose ring of silver.
Width 4.8 cm
€ 400 – 600
1180
1180 An Edo/Tokyo school ivory netsuke of Daikoku and
Ebisu, by Tomochika. Late 19th century
Daikoku stands in front of a large mortar, pounding
mochi, while Ebisu stands beside him with a piece of
mochi, in front of him a small water bucket, in which
Ebisu can wet and cool his hands. Signed Tomochika.
Height 4 cm
€ 600 – 800
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1181 Three painted wood netsuke,
by Shûzan. Second half 19th century
1183 Three ivory netsuke of Hotei and a karako.
Late 18th/19th century
a) Seated and leaning onto his bag, b) seated with a
stiff fan and leaning onto his bag, two karako and two
inserted tama, and c) seated. (3)
a) Fushimi ningyo in shape of a Hotei standing with
a Chinese-style stiff fan and holding the cord of his
bag placed beside him, b) Hotei seated on a high
Chinese-style table; c) Chinnan Sennin with a dragon rising from an alms bowl. All pieces painted with
thin scrolls in gold and large cloud-like patterns consisting of raised red circles filled with various matt
colours. All signed Shûzan in a reserve. (3)
Height 2.9 cm; 3.4 cm; 3 cm
€ 400 – 500
Height 4.2 cm; 5.4 cm; 5.4 cm
€ 600 – 900
1182 Three ivory and walrus tusk netsuke of Daikoku.
Late 19th century
1184 Three ivory netsuke of the Gods of Good Luck.
a) Daikoku next to a futamata daikon, revealing its
erotic appearance by lifting a cloth and a karako,
signed, b) manjû carved with Daikoku seated on a
bag, and c) Daikoku seated, playing a flute. (3)
a) The shichi fukujin sitting in a boat, signed Shôunsai in an oval reserve, b) Fukurokuju, Hotei and
Daikoku sitting around a table stacked with takaramono, signed Masachika, and c) Ebisu and Daikoku
pounding mochi, signed. (3)
Height 4.3 cm; diameter 4.9 cm; height 4.3 cm
Height 1.9 cm; 2.3 cm; and 3.2 cm
€ 300 – 500
€ 400 – 600
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1185 Three ivory/stag antler netsuke of
Fukurokuju. Second half 19th century
a) Fukurokuju with a stiff fan and two
karako, signed …zan, b) Fukurokuju
with a high pate, and c) Fukurokuju and
Daikoku wrestling, a karako with a fan
as a judge, a stiff fan as a base, signed
Gyokufû. (3)
Height 4.2 cm; 7.4 cm; and 3 cm
€ 300 – 400
1185
1186 Two boxwood netsuke. 19th century
a) Hotei sitting in a furoshiki and two
karako, both with tama, b) Fukurokuju
or Jurôjin, standing, hands hidden in the
sleeves. (2)
€ 300 – 400
1186
1187 Two lacquer netsuke. 19th century
a) A negoro lacquer netsuke of a dancing
Fukurokju, b) a carved red lacquer type
netsuke of a mokugyo with plum
blossom branch and pine. (2)
€ 200 – 300
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1188 A large wood netsuke of Hotei in a
boat, by Masatami. Late 19th century
The god rests in a boat, his body almost
filling the whole length of the vessel,
his head placed on his right hand, while
the left hand rests on his belly. The eye
pupils of horn. Signed Masatami tô in a
rounded rectangular reserve.
€ 1 000 – 1 400
1188
1189 An ivory netsuke of Hotei and two
karako. 19th century
Holding a stiff fan Hotei sits on his bag
that is pulled by two karako, the design
of flowers and scrolls of the robes is in
the style of Hidemasa.
Length 4.6 cm
€ 600 – 900
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1190 A large ivory netsuke of Hotei, by
Seishi (Kiyoyuki). Late 19th century
The god stands upright and craddles a
tiny Benten on his left hand while the
other tiny five Gods of Good Luck sit on
top of his shouldered bag. Signed Seishi
(Kiyoyuki).
Height 6.1 cm
Provenance
Rudolf and Johanna Pohl, acquired in the
late Meiji period in Japan (sold at Nagel,
Stuttgart, 16.11.2005, lot 3768)
€ 400 – 500
1190
1191 A marine ivory netsuke of a yawning
Hotei. Late 19th century
The pot-bellied god sits cross-legged
yawning and raising his fists, behind
him his bundle.
Height 3.2 cm
€ 300 – 400
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1192 A large and interesting wood netsuke
of a kappa on a tortoise, by Masakazu.
Late 19th century
The large kappa with bumpy skin and
huge feet, the head turned back, sits on
top of a tortoise with head drawn in and
turned to the left. The kappa’s eyes of
light brown horn, the tortoise’s eye of
black horn. Signed Masakazu.
€ 1 000 – 1 300
1192
1193 An unusual bamboo root netsuke of a
tanuki. Late 19th century
In accordance with the natural curve of
the bamboo root the tanuki stands with
head raised, wearing a robe with wide
sleeves and a bundle around his shoulders. With a thin coating of transparent
lacquer.
Height 5 cm
Provenance
Rudolf and Johanna Pohl, acquired in the
late Meiji period in Japan (sold at Nagel,
Stuttgart, 11.11.2008, lot 2252)
€ 200 – 300
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1194 A fine wood netsuke of a tanuki,
by Ryôkô. Late 19th /20th century
Seated on his tail with the tip visible
between his hind paws, his forepaws
placed on his belly as if drumming on it,
while his distended scrotum lies behind
him like a half empty bag, the fine veins
rendered in ukibori. One eye pupil of
gold. Signed Ryôkô.
Height 3.2 cm
€ 500 – 700
1194
1195 A large wood netsuke of a shôjô,
by Hideharu. Late 19th century
Seated with a ladle and supporting the
huge sake cup balanced on its head, the
hakama with deeply engraved wave
patterns. Signed Hideharu in a sunken
reserve.
Height 4.6 cm
€ 400 – 500
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1196 A Hida school okimono-type wood
netsuke of Idaten and an oni, by Shôko.
Late 19th century
The Buddhist guardian god in full
armour and helmet has caught an oni
and presses him to the flat cloud base,
while holding the retrieved pagodashaped reliquary. Signed Shôko.
Height 4.3 cm
Provenance
lot 937
€ 1 200 – 1 500
1196
1197 A Tokyo school wood netsuke referring
to the kitsune-ken game, by Zemin.
Late 19th century
A hunter with his typical headdress
squats to hold together the legs of a
captured fox lying on its back, while an
honourable man with a fan assists by
holding a rope. Signed Zemin.
The traditional and popular game called
kitsune-ken (fox-fist) is similar to rock,
paper, scissors, but in Japan the three
hand positions signify a fox, a hunter,
and a village headman. The headman
beats the hunter, whom he outranks; the
hunter beats the fox, which he shoots;
the fox beats the headman, whom he
bewitches.
Height 3.3 cm
€ 500 – 700
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1198 An ivory? netsuke of a slender kirin.
Late 19th century
Seated on its haunches, the scaly neck
raised in the typical stance with mouth
open, the three-parted tail rising over
the back to meet the single short horn.
The eye pupils of brown horn. Inscribed
Gyokuseki.
Height 6.2 cm
€ 300 – 400
1198
1199 A large ivory netsuke of a coiled
dragon. Late 19th century
The fierce head with two short forked
horns and open mouth rests on the
twisted body, the scales of which
decrease in size towards the neck and
the tip of the tail. The eye pupils of black
horn.
Height 4.2 cm
€ 1 400 – 1 800
1199
88
1200 An ivory netsuke of a pouch.
Mid-19th century
Attached to the pouch by a cord are
a small bell, a netsuke in shape of an
Okame mask with Usobuki’s mouth and
another smaller pouch, the pouches with
mokugyo-type slits and with a loose ball
inside. Very good patina.
€ 700 – 900
1200
1201 A walrus tusk netsuke of a shishi next
to a mokugyo. Second half 19th century
The shishi lies next to a gong, his long
tail shaping the handle of the mokugyo,
on the body of the gong a large Sanskrit
character (bonji).
€ 400 – 600
1201
89
1202
1202 An interesting ivory netsuke of a
mokugyo, by Kokusai. Mid-19th century
The top half of a broken and worm-eaten mokugyo
with handles in shape of dragons holding a tama
with their mouths, the body carved with a stylized
lotus and a simulated crack repaired with a dovetail
joint, the reverse with a lotus leaf and a bud. Signed
Kokusai in a raised oval reserve. In addition an ivory
netsuke of a mokugyo with dragon-shaped handles.
(2)
Provenance
Emiel Veranneman (1924-2003), Belgium (sold at
Eskenazi, London, 1998)
Literature
Eskenazi 1998, p. 164-165, no. 203
€ 1 400 – 1 600
90
reverse side 1202
1203 A good ivory netsuke of a mokugyo. Mid-19th
century
The handle in the shape of two dragon heads facing
each other, their mouths open, each with a long
mane and a single horn.
Provenance
Ann Swedlow Meselson (1905-2007), USA; sister of
inrô collector Dave Swedlow (sold at Bonhams, New
York, 19.9.2008, lot 5054)
€ 600 – 800
1203
1204 An unusual Kokusai-style kagamibuta-type manjû
of a mokugyo. Second half 19th century
The plate of iron with gold onlay shaped as a
mokugyo, the handle in shape of dragon heads holding a tama, the bowl carved in openwork with two
rain dragons, small tama and scrolls. Signed with a
seal, probably Sai.
Width 4.2 cm
€ 400 – 600
1204
1205 A stained walrus tusk manjû with takaramono.
Late 19th century
The rounded rectangular shape carved on top with
a treasure bag, Daikoku’s mallet and the hat of invisibility (kakuregasa), the sides and the reverse with
shippô patterns in openwork.
Width 4.1 cm
Provenance
Rudolf and Johanna Pohl, acquired in the late Muji
period in Japan (sold at Nagel, Stuttgart, 12.5.2007,
lot 2783
1205
€ 300 – 400
1206 A large walrus tusk manjû of a shishi with a ball.
19th century
The flat, square shape carved in low relief with a
seated shishi placing its forepaws over a brocade
ball, on a
hanabishi ground.
Width 4.7 cm
€ 300 – 500
1206
91
1207 An ivory manjû of a baku. 2nd half
19th century
The flat oval shape with a lobed flowershaped rim carved in sunken relief
with a reclining baku, the head with the
slender trunk turned to the side, on a
hanabishi ground.
Width 4.3 cm
€ 500 – 700
1208 An interesting, slightly stained
ivory manjû of a winged figure,
by Gyokuyôsai. 2nd half 19th century
The flat, rounded rectangular shape with
indented corners carved in sunken relief
with a winged figure holding a fruiting
branch, on a ground of stylized waves.
The design is taken from an illustration
of European leather designs reproduced
in volume 6 of the woodblock-printed
book “Sôken kishô” by Inaba Tsuryû,
first published in Osaka in 1781.
Width 4.2 cm
Provenance
(sold at Christies, South Kensington,
12.5.2010, lot 139)
€ 500 – 700
1209 A small ivory ryûsa manjû of a
helmet and plum blossom branches.
19th century
1210 An unusual Tokyo school stained stag
antler ryûsa-type manjû of various
objects. Late 19th century
Of squarish domed shape carved in
openwork with a helmet surrounded by
plum blossom branches, on the reverse
a tanzaku hanging from one of the
branches with an engraved poem.
Carved in openwork with a roof tile with
a mitsu-tomoe, a mokugyo, a lizard and
a rain dragon, at the sides a flywhisk, a
jui sceptre and an alms bowl. Inscribed
Rensai.
3.2 x 3.2 cm
Diameter 4.1 cm
Provenance
Provenance
lot 1103
Charles A. Greenfield, New York (1903–
1997) (sold at Sotheby’s, New York,
18.9.1998, lot 162)
€ 200 – 300
12.5.2010, lot 206)
€ 400 – 600
1211 A Tokyo school walrus tusk ryûsa
manjû of an amaryû. Late 19th century
The round shape carved in openwork
with an amaryû emerging from an
incense burner placed on a Chinese-style
table and surrounded by clouds and
scrolls, on the reverse rockwork, lotus
leaves, flower and a bud.
1212 A Tokyo school stained ivory ryûsa
manjû of an amaryû. Late 19th century
The flat round shape carved in openwork
with an amaryû grabbing its tail and
coiled in a lotus leaf with four mokugyoshaped ornaments to the rim; small pin
with an eyelet as a cord runner.
Diameter 4 cm
Diameter 4 cm
€ 300 – 500
€ 300 – 500
92
1207
1208
1209
1210
1211
1212
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1213 Three ivory manjû with dragons.
Mid-19th century
a) In shape of a mokugyo with a dragon
handle, signed, b) in shape of a large
bowl with a dragon in takamakie inside,
at the base a ring of metal; c) of oblong
shape with an amaryû in a lobed reserve,
stained. (3)
a) Height 3.2 cm; b) diameter 5.8 cm;
c) width 5.7 cm
Exhibitions
c) Paper label: Ostasiatische Ausstellung
Wien 1928
€ 300 – 400
part of lot 1213
1214 An Edo/Tokyo school boxwood
netsuke of the skeleton of the
Buddhist priest Danka, by Tomoyuki.
Seated in front of a large mokugyo on
a cushion, and holding a drumstick.
Signed Tomoyuki in an irregular reserve.
Height 3.2 cm
€ 400 – 600
1214
94
1215 A boxwood netsuke of an oni and a
skeleton. Late 19th century
Both kneeling on a lotus leaf, playing
the neck-pulling game (kubihiki), the oni
grabbing the rope.
Height 4.1 cm
€ 300 – 400
1215
1216 A Tokyo school ivory netsuke of
three drunk oni, by Tomomasa.
Late 19th century
Fighting, while one lies on the ground,
the standing oni pulls the horn of the
kneeling one, two oni hold a sake bottle.
The eye pupils of black glass. Signed
Tomomasa tô in a small oval reserve.
Height 4.7 cm
€ 400 – 600
1216
1217 A Tokyo school dark wood netsuke of
an oni with Shôki’s cap, by Minkoku.
Late 19th century
Crouching under the weight of Shôki’s
large scholar-official’s cap and holding
on to the side flaps. Signed Minkoku.
Height 3.1 cm
€ 400 – 600
1217
95
1218 A Tokyo school okimono-type ivory
netsuke of the Three Monkeys, by
Ikkôsai. Late 19th century
The Three Monkeys (sanbiki saru) are
seated back to back and forming a circle,
each one covering its eyes, ears and
mouth respectively. The eye pupils of
dark brown glass. Signed Ikkôsai in an
oval reserve.
The sanbiki saru embody the principle of
“see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”.
Height 3.2 cm
€ 600 – 800
1218
1219 An ivory netsuke of two monkeys.
Late 19th century
The seated parent monkey wearing a
sleeveless jacket is picking flees from
the neck of the young monkey, which
bends over and holds a fruit.
Height 2.8 cm
Provenance
Betty Jahss, New York (by repute)
€ 900 – 1 200
1219
96
1220 A large wood netsuke of a cockerel
on a flat drum, by Masatami.
Late 19th century
Seated with head turned to the right and
raised right wing, the tail feathers of
various lengths arranged neatly, on a flat
drum carved in low relief with a dragon
in clouds. Signed Masatami.
Height 3.3 cm
€ 1 000 – 1 400
1220
1221 An ivory netsuke of five frogs in a
mokugyo. Late 19th century
In the cavity of a discarded and damaged
mokukyo five large and small frogs are
crawling over each other. The eye pupils
of brass. Inlaid signature tablet of
mother-of-pearl with illegible characters.
€ 500 – 700
1221
97
1222 A Tokyo school ivory netsuke of
rakan Handaka Sonja, by Keimin.
Late 19th century
1223 An ivory netsuke of Chôryô and
Kôsekikô, by Ryûsa. Second half
19th century
Sitting on a rock and holding an alms
bowl from which emerges a wisp of
cloud, which changes into a large dragon
that coils around the figure. Signed
Keimin in a rectangular reserve. Possibly
hippopotamus tooth.
Chôryô kneels with a shoe in his hands,
while a dragon rises from waves and
Kôsekikô rides over a bridge underneath
the spreading branches of a pine. Signed
Gyokugasai Ryûsa nanajûsan ô (the 73year old man).
Height 4 cm
Height 3.7 cm
€ 400 – 600
€ 500 – 700
1224 An ivory netsuke of Ryûjin,
his daughter and an attendant.
Late 19th century
Ryûjin, the Dragon King of the Seas,
stands holding a small table with the
jewel regulating the tide, to his right
Otohime seated on a rock and to his left
a kneeling attendant with a fish on his
head, the group surrounded by billowing
waves.
Height 3.8 cm
€ 400 – 600
1225 An ivory netsuke of Tamamo no mae.
Late 19th century
Standing bare-footed in elegant robes
and with a fan in her hand, behind
her the nine-tailed fox, whom she is
supposed to be an incarnation of.
Inscribed Kaigyoku.
Height 4.6 cm
Provenance
Dr. Karl M. Schwarz (1926–2007),
Vienna (sold at Christie’s, Amsterdam,
20./21.5.2008, lot 453)
Literature
Schwarz 1992, Nr. 174
€ 800 – 1 000
1226 A marine ivory netsuke of a shôjô
with a sake cup. Late 19th century
Seated on a rock with a cup in both its
hands, at his side a large sake jar. Signed
Tomomasa in an oval reserve.
Height 3.6 cm
€ 400 – 600
1227 An ivory netsuke of a young man and a
kappa, by Tomochika. Late 19th century
The kneeling young man with a topknot
and wearing a kimono and hakama raises his long sleeve to hide from a kappa
at this side. Signed Tomochika in an
irregular reserve.
Height 3.6 cm
€ 500 – 600
98
1222
1223
1224
1225
1226
1227
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1228
1229
1228 A Tokyo school ivory netsuke of Fukurokuju and a
young woman, by Hômin. Late 19th century
1229 An ivory netsuke of Seiôbo with a peach branch,
by Chikuunsai. Second half 19th century
Lying on his stomach, his head propped up on both
his hands, he is enjoying the head massage given by
a young woman, the towel on his head, the stack of
towels and his beard reserved white from the light
staining of the ivory. Signed Hômin with kaô.
Standing in elaborate robes and with a long shawl
next to a high Chinese-style table, in her hands a
branch with two peaches and a stiff fan. Signed
Chikuunsai in an irregular reserve.
Height 3.8 cm
Height 5.2 cm
€ 900 – 1 200
Provenance
Bonhams, London, 11.11.2009, lot 94
€ 500 – 700
1230 A Tokyo school Shibayama ivory netsuke of Hotei
in his bag. Late 19th century
1231 A wood and ivory netsuke of takaramono and a rat.
Late 19th century
The treasure bag (takarabukuro) firmly tied together
with a tasseled cord opens to reveal Hotei with a
stiff fan and a karako inside, the outside embellished with takaramono in various inlays.
Daikoku’s mallet, a chôji and a small tama lie on top
of a hat (kakure-gasa), while a rat is about to stand up.
The eye pupils of reddish brown horn.
€ 600 – 800
1230
100
€ 400 – 600
1231
1232
1232 An ivory netsuke of Ikkyû with a skull. Late 19th
century
Standing and chanting, carrying a skull by a rope.
According to legend, the Zen priest Ikkyû (1394–
1481) went around on New Year’s Day with a skull to
remind people of the ephemeral nature of existence
and the significance of the Buddhist way.
Height 6,1 cm
1233
1233 An ivory netsuke of a Shintô priest at setsubun.
Wearing an eboshi and long hakama, the outer robe
slipped from his shoulder, throwing beans while he
holds a sanbô with a masu filled with beans; behind
him a small fleeing oni.
Height 5.1 cm
€ 300 – 400
€ 400 – 600
101
1234 An Edo/Tokyo school ivory netsuke
of a boy with a tortoise, by Hôjitsu.
Clad in a bib the boy kneels down and
grasps the carapace of a tortoise. Signed
Hôjitsu.
Height 3.3 cm
Provenance
Charles A. Greenfield (1903–1997),
New York (sold at Sotheby’s, New York,
Part III, 24.3.1999, lot 102)
12.5.2010, lot 20)
€ 700 – 1 000
1234
1235 An Edo/Tokyo school ivory netsuke of
two playing karako, by Ono Ryômin.
One of the karako plays a trumpet, the
other straddles a hobbyhorse, while
a shishi mask with mask cloth and a
stiff fan lie between them. Signed Ono
Ryômin with kaô.
Height 3 cm
€ 600 – 900
1235
102
1236 An ivory okimono-type netsuke of
Yorimasa and I no Hayata slaying the
nue. Late 19th century
Both standing above the large monstertiger with the tail of a snake, Yorimasa
drawing a long sword, while I no Hayata
is about to strike the nue with a dagger.
€ 500 – 800
1236
1237 A large okimono-type wood netsuke of
five rats and a treasure bag, by Ikkô.
Late 19th century
The five rats are crawling on top, out of
and into a large treasure bag (takarabukuro), firmly tied together with a tasseled
cord. The eye pupils of black horn. Signed
Ikkô.
Height 4 cm; width 5.3 cm
€ 600 – 900
1237
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1238 A large okimono-type wood netsuke
of two shishi. 19th century
The mighty animal sits on a flat base
with a bushy mane and tail, the head
is turned to the right and the forepaw
placed protectively on the head of a
young shishi.
€ 1 200 – 1 400
1238
1239 A large sandalwood okimono-type
netsuke of five frolicking shishi.
Late 19th century
One shishi bites into the back of a
larger shishi, while three young animals
surround the parent animals, one of
them holding up a brocade ball with
very long ribbons. All eye pupils of
black glass. Inscribed Getchû in a raised
reserve.
€ 500 – 700
1239
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1240 A large okimono-type walrus tusk
netsuke of three shishi. Late 19th century
The fiercely howling parent animal
places its right forepaw protectively on
the back of a small shishi while another
young animal plays with a ball, all
animals with long tails, on an oval base
with an engraved wave pattern concealing the crystalline structure of the tusk.
€ 400 – 500
1240
Benten, Ebisu and Fukurokuju, by
Hôichi. Late 19th century
Sitting together merrily, Benten with a
sake gourd, Ebisu with a cup and Fukurokuju pulling at Benten’s shawl. Signed
Hôichi.
€ 300 – 500
1241
Hotei. Late 19th century
Seated with a stiff fan and three Japanese boys climbing over the bag behind
his back.
Height 4.4 cm
€ 200 – 300
1242
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1243 A very fine Tokyo school wood netsuke
of Daikoku, by Sôko. Early 20th century
Seated on three stacked gold koban coins
with head propped up on his left arm,
he watches a rat seated on the mallet in
front of him, on the bottom two kiri-mon
and coin markings in a cartouche. Cord
holes lined with green-stained bone.
Signed Sôko on an inlaid tortoise tablet
with red lacquer seal Ki (=Morita Sôko,
1879–1942).
€ 2 800 – 3 200
1243
1244 A large boxwood netsuke of a running
oni. Late 19th/20th century
With a fierce expression the oni is
shown fleeing from a bean shower at the
oni harai, protecting himself with a large
straw hat. The eye pupils of black horn.
Height 6.6 cm
€ 1 200 – 1 800
1244
1245 A Tokyo school wood netsuke of
Daruma as a courtesan, by Gyokkô.
Late 19th century
Standing grim-faced, his wide obi tied
into a huge bow in front, as was the
custom for courtesans, holding a sceptre
(jui) while a tobacco pouch with ojime
hangs at his hip. Head, hands, feet and
tobacco pouch of ivory, the sceptre of
mother-of-pearl with glass beads. Signed
Gyokkô on a red lacquer tablet.
Height 5.4 cm
€ 400 – 500
1245
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1246 An ivory netsuke of Fukusuke returning
from the tori no ichi fair, by Masatsugu.
Late 19th century
Standing in haori and a striped robe,
he shoulders a willow branch with
auspicious objects and toys such as an
Okame mask, a ledger with the characters “daifukuchô” and an inscription with
the date Meiji sannen (1870) ichigatsu
kichinichi, a dice, a takarabune, a bag
with takaramono, an arrow, koban-coins
and small pearls of metal. Signed Masatsugu in an irregular reserve.
Height 4.5 cm
Provenance
Sotheby’s Olympia, London, 12.6.2003,
lot 235
€ 700 – 900
1246
1247 A Tokyo school stained and inlaid ivory
netsuke of Ebisu, by Yasutaka.
Late 19th century.
Climbing over a large sea bream (tai) and
wearing trousers (kukuri hakama) and a
garment whose long sleeves are bound
together with a tasuki band displaying
prominent stitches. The kosode stained
green with inlaid patterns, the eye of the
fish of mother-of-pearl and wood. Signed
Yasutaka on an inlaid light brown tablet.
Height 2.9 cm
€ 1 200 – 1 500
1247
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1248 A large partly stained ivory netsuke of
Hotei, by Jukô. Around 1900
The god shoulders a staff with a reishishaped end, from which hang a large bag
and a stiff Chinese-style fan with rims
stained brown and embellished with
silver beads.
Height 4.5 cm
€ 300 – 400
1248
1249 An ivory netsuke of Daikoku,
by Ryûgetsu. Around 1900
Seated with a friendly expression and
holding a lobed mirror. Signed Ryûgetsu
in a square cartouche.
Height 3.8 cm
Provenance
Barry Davies (1948–2005), London
Literature
München 2004, p. 51, no. 159
€ 600 – 800
1249
1250 A silver netsuke of Daikoku’s mallet.
Around 1900
The body engraved with a wood grain
pattern and panels with kodai moyô,
the handle and top with chased stylized
scrolls. A mon-shaped opening serving
as himotôshi. Marked Ginsei (made of
silver).
Length 6 cm
Literature
Compare very similar netsuke in: Bushell
1975, no. 360
€ 200 – 300
1250
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1251 An ivory netsuke of the twelve zodiac
animals. Probably around 1960/1970
The standing horse in the centre with a
rat crawling over its back is surrounded
by a rooster, a hare, an ox with a ram
reclining underneath, a tiger, a monkey,
topped by a dragon, a crouching puppy
and a reclining boar with a coiled snake
at its flank. The eye pupils of the larger
animals inlaid with various materials.
Inscribed Toshitsugu in a small rectangular reserve.
This netsuke was most probably carved
by Hiraga Meigyokusai who made many
models of this jûnishi group with different signatures.
€ 500 – 700
1251
1252 A boxwood netsuke of a hero on a
shishi
Sitting on a large shishi and about to
strike it with his fist, the representation
reminiscent of Bushô killing the tiger.
Inscribed Nagasada (Eitei).
Height 4 cm
€ 300 – 500
1252
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1253 Five wood ojime. 19th century
In shape of a) a sphere, inlaid in Shibayama style with takaramono, wood,
signed Tôkoku on an inlaid mother-ofpearl tablet, b) of Daikoku standing on
rice bales, synthetic material, c) a sphere
carved with a shôjô, tsugaru nuri,
d) a monk with a scroll, fruit kernel,
and e) a bamboo stalk carved with
Fukurokuju. (5)
Height from 2.1 cm to 4.1 cm
€ 600 – 800
1253
1254 Three stag antler ojime. Late 19th century
In shape of a) a mokugyo, b) a shishi
with an open mouth, and c) a mokugyo
with a single shishi head. (3)
Height 1.8 cm; 1.7 cm and 1.9 cm
€ 300 – 400
1254
1255 Four ivory ojime. Late 18th/19th century
In shape of a) Hotei and a karako on a
Chinese table, b) Daikoku lifting a rice
bale, c) Hotei with a stiff fan looking out
from a furoshiki, and d) an oni crouching under Shôki’s hat (in two joined
parts). (4)
Height 1.8 cm; 1.9 cm; 2 cm and 1.7 cm
€ 400 – 500
1255
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1256
1256 Seven spherical, carved ivory ojime.
19th century
In shape of a) Daikoku, koban coins and
a rat, b) the heads of the Seven Gods
of Good Fortune, signed Tamakazu,
c) Hotei with his bag, d) Benten with
biwa, e) Daikoku and rats coming out of
his bag, signed Shôzan, f) Hotei and two
karako making music, and g) a dragon in
waves, signed Gyokuzan. (7)
Height from 1.6 cm to 1.9 cm
€ 700 – 900
1257
1257 Two ojime. Late 19th century
In shape of a) possibly Daikoku with a
bag, coral, and b) a squat sphere carved
with a dragon in clouds, ivory. (2)
Height 2.6 cm; and 2 cm
€ 300 – 500
1258 An unusual gold ojime, by Toshimitsu.
Late 19th century
In shape of a seated Chinese dignitary
with a stiff fan, seated in a chair. Signed
Toshimitsu. Weight 28 grams of 18-carat
gold.
Height 2.3 cm
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€ 400 – 600
1259
1259 A very fine solid silver ojime. Late 19th century
In shape of the Three Monkeys seated back to back
in a circle and covering their eyes, mouths and
ears with their paws. Illegible signature in an oval
reserve.
The subject of the sanpiki saru, the monkeys of
seeing, hearing and saying no evil, originated in the
decoration of the horses’ stable of Nikkô.
1260
1260 A very fine shakudô ojime.
Mid-19th century
Of compressed cylindrical shape. In relief two
phoenixes chasing each other, details in gold.
Height 1.1 cm
€ 200 – 300
Height 1.6 cm
€ 300 – 500
1262
1261
1261 A very fine shakudô ojime, by Hidenaga.
Mid-19th century
1262 Two iron ojime. 19th century
Of spherical shape. In openwork relief a phoenix
above blossoming kiri with details in gold. Signed
Hidenaga in a raised and gilded reserve.
In shape of a) a sphere with two dragons and small
clouds in gold nunome, and b) a cylinder with
takaramono (scrolls, shippô, chôji and flower) in
gold nunome. (2)
Height 1.8 cm
€ 500 – 600
€ 500 – 700
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1263
1263 Seven metal ojime. 19th century
In shape of a) Fukurokuju with tama,
copper, b) Hotei with a shouldered bag,
signed Tenmin, silvered, c) the heads
of Daikoku and Ebisu, copper, d) Hotei,
signed Shunmei horu, silvered and gilded,
e) an elephant, signed Tenmin, thinly
gilded, f) Daikoku’s mallet, gilded,
restored, and g) Hotei looking out from
his furoshiki, gilded. (7)
Height from 1.3 cm; to 1.9 cm
€ 700 – 800
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List of netsuke books refered to
Brockhaus 1925
Brockhaus, Albert, Netsuke, Versuch einer Geschichte der japanischen
Schnitzkunst, Third edition, Leipzig 1925
Eskenazi 1998
Japanese Netsuke, Ojime and Inro from a Private European
Collection, Eskenazi, London 1998
Bushell 1961
Bushell, Raymond, The Netsuke Handbook of Ueda Reikichi,
Tokyo 1961
Jirka-Schmitz 2005
Jirka-Schmitz, Patrizia, The World of Netsuke, The Werdelmann
Collection at the museum kunst palast Düsseldorf, Stuttgart 2005
Bushell 1971
Bushell, Raymond, Collectors’ Netsuke, New York/Tokyo 1971
Joly 1908/1967
Joly, Henry L., Legends in Japanese Art (London 1908), Rutland,
VT/Tokyo 1967 (reprint)
Bushell 1975
Bushell, Raymond, Netsuke, Familiar and Unfamiliar,
New York/Tokyo 1975
Bandini 1999
Bandini, Rosemary, Shishi and Other Netsuke. The collection of
Harriet Szechenyi, London 1999
Barry Davies 1984
Barry Davies Oriental Art, An Exhibition of Netsuke, Inro, Ojime,
Kiseruzutsu & Okimono, London from 23 October 1984 onward
Barry Davies 1994
Barry Davies Oriental Art, The Netsuke Collection of W.G. Bossard,
Part I, London 1994
Barry Davies 1996
Barry Davies Oriental Art, An Exhibition of Netsuke from the
Teddy Hahn Collection, London 9-22 November 1996
Barry Davies 1999
Barry Davies Oriental Art, Selected Netsuke & Inro, to be exhibited
and sold at the International Netsuke Society Chicago Convention,
6.-10.7.1999
Barry Davies 2002
Barry Davies Oriental Art, Selected Netsuke, London 2002
(in-house netsuke brochure)
Cohen 1974
George Cohen, In Search of Netsuke & Inro, Birmingham 1974
Coullery and Newstead 1977
Coullery, Marie-Thérèse and Martin Newstead, The Baur Collection
Geneva, Netsuke, Genève 1977
Joly 1912/1966
Joly, H.L., W.L. Behrens Collection, Part I, Netsuke (London 1912),
New York 1966 (reprint)
Lazarnick 1982
Lazarnick, George, Netsuke & Inro Artists. How to read their
signature, Honolulu 1982
München 2004
Exhibition of Fine Netsuke and Inro, Exhibition catalogue
Galerie Gemini & Ichimonji Art, München 15-29 May 2004
Sagemonoya 2000
Netsuke. The French Connection, Sagemonoya, Tokyo 2000
Sagemonoya 2008
Netsuke and Sagemono, Omnibus, Sagemonoya, Tokyo 2008
Scholten Japanese Art 2001
Scholten Japanese Art, Expressions of Style: Netsuke as Art,
New York 2001
Schwarz 1992
Schwarz, Karl M., Netsuke Subjects, Wien/Köln/Weimar 1992
Schwarz 2001
Schwarz, Karl M., Netsuke Subjects Addendum, Graz 2001
Stockholm 1999
Netsuke. Welcome to the Wonderful World of Netsuke,
Stockholm 1999
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sofort beanstandet worden ist oder sonst Zweifel über den Zuschlag bestehen. Gebote werden von Lempertz nur in dem Umfang ausgeschöpft, der erforderlich ist,
um ein anderes Gebot zu überbieten. Der Versteigerer kann für den Einlieferer bis
zum vereinbarten Limit bieten, ohne dies anzuzeigen und unabhängig davon, ob
andere Gebote abgegeben werden. Wenn trotz abgegebenen Gebots kein Zuschlag
erteilt worden ist, haftet der Versteigerer dem Bieter nur bei Vorsatz oder grober
Fahrlässigkeit.
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erteilt wurde, ist der Bieter an sein Gebot bis vier Wochen nach der Auktion gebunden, wenn er nicht unverzüglich nach Erteilung des Zuschlages von dem Vorbehaltszuschlag zurücktritt. Mit der Erteilung des Zuschlages gehen Besitz und
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erst bei vollständigem Zahlungseingang.
9. Auf den Zuschlagspreis wird ein Aufgeld von 24  zuzüglich 19  Umsatzsteuer
nur auf das Aufgeld erhoben, auf den über 400.000 € hinausgehenden Betrag reduziert sich das Aufgeld auf 20  (Differenzbesteuerung). Bei differenzbesteuerten
Objekten, die mit N gekennzeichnet sind, wird zusätzlich die Einfuhrumsatzsteuer
in Höhe von 7 berechnet. Für die Katalogpositionen, die mit R gekennzeichnet
sind, wird ein Aufgeld von 24 , auf den über 400.000 € hinausgehenden Betrag
von 20  erhoben; auf diesen Nettorechnungspreis (Zuschlagpreis + Aufgeld) wird
die gesetzliche Umsatzsteuer von 19  hinzugerechnet (Regelbesteuerung). Von der
Umsatzsteuer befreit sind Ausfuhrlieferungen in Drittländer (d.h. außerhalb der
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31.12.1944 verstorben sind, wird zur Abgeltung des gemäß § 26 UrhG zu entrichtenden Folgerechts eine Gebühr in Höhe von 1,9  auf den Hammerpreis erhoben.
Die Gebühr beträgt maximal € 12.500.-. Nehmen Auktionsteilnehmer ersteigerte
Gegenstände selber in Drittländer mit, wird ihnen die Umsatzsteuer erstattet, sobald
Lempertz der Ausfuhr- und Abnehmernachweis vorliegen. Während oder unmittelbar nach der Auktion ausgestellte Rechnungen bedürfen der Nachprüfung; Irrtum
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Mindererlös gegenüber der vorangegangenen Versteigerung und für die Kosten der
wiederholten Versteigerung einschließlich des Aufgeldes einzustehen hat.
12. Die Ersteher sind verpflichtet, ihre Erwerbung sofort nach der Auktion in
Empfang zu nehmen. Lempertz haftet für verkaufte Gegenstände nur für Vorsatz
oder grobe Fahrlässigkeit. Ersteigerte Objekte werden erst nach vollständigem
Zahlungseingang ausgeliefert. Eine Versendung erfolgt ausnahmslos auf Kosten
und Gefahr des Ersteigerers. Lempertz ist berechtigt, nicht abgeholte Objekte vier
Wochen nach der Auktion im Namen und auf Rechnung des Ersteigerers bei einem
Spediteur einlagern und versichern zu lassen. Bei einer Selbsteinlagerung durch
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13. Erfüllungsort und Gerichtsstand, sofern er vereinbart werden kann, ist Köln. Es
gilt deutsches Recht; Das UN-Übereinkommen über Verträge des internationalen
Warenkaufs (CISG) findet keine Anwendung. Sollte eine der Bestimmungen ganz
oder teilweise unwirksam sein, so bleibt die Gültigkeit der übrigen davon unberührt.
Henrik Hanstein, öffentlich bestellter und vereidigter Auktionator.
Conditions of sale
1. The art auction house, Kunsthaus Lempertz (henceforth referred to as Lempertz),
conducts public auctions in terms of § 383 paragraph 3 sentence 1 of the Civil
Code as commissioning agent on behalf of the accounts of submitters, who remain
anonymous. With regard to its auctioneering terms and conditions drawn up in
other languages, the German version remains the official one.
2. The auctioneer reserves the right to divide or combine any catalogue lots or, if it
has special reason to do so, to offer any lot for sale in an order different from that
given in the catalogue or to withdraw any lot from the sale.
3. All lots put up for sale may be viewed and inspected prior to the auction. The
catalogue specifications and related specifications appearing on the internet, which
have both been compiled in good conscience, do not form part of the contractually
agreed to conditions. These specifications have been derived from the status of the
information available at the time of compiling the catalogue. They do not serve as a
guarantee in legal terms and their purpose is purely in the information they provide.
The same applies to any reports on an item’s condition or any other information,
either in oral or written form. Certificates or certifications from artists, their estates
or experts relevant to each case only form a contractual part of the agreement if they
are specifically mentioned in the catalogue text. The state of the item is generally not
mentioned in the catalogue. Likewise missing specifications do not constitute an
agreement on quality. All items are used goods.
4. Warranty claims are excluded. In the event of variances from the catalogue
descriptions, which result in negation or substantial diminution of value or suitability, and which are reported with due justification within one year after handover,
Lempertz nevertheless undertakes to pursue its rights against the seller through the
courts; in the event of a successful claim against the seller, Lempertz will reimburse
the buyer only the total purchase price paid. Over and above this, Lempertz undertakes to reimburse its commission within a given period of two years after the date
of the sale if the object in question proves not to be authentic.
5. Claims for compensation as the result of a fault or defect in the object auctioned
or damage to it or its loss, regardless of the legal grounds, or as the result of variances
from the catalogue description or statements made elsewhere are excluded unless
Lempertz acted with wilful intent or gross negligence; the liability for bodily injury
or damages caused to health or life remains unaffected. In other regards, point 4
applies.
bidder, or if any doubts regarding its acceptance arise. Bids are only played to an
absolute maximum by Lempertz if this is deemed necessary to outbid another bid.
The auctioneer can bid on behalf of the submitter up to the agreed limit, without
revealing this and irrespective of whether other bids are submitted. Even if bids have
been placed and the hammer has not come down, the auctioneer is only liable to the
bidder in the event of premeditation or gross negligence.
8. Once a lot has been knocked down, the successful bidder is obliged to buy it. If
a bid is accepted conditionally, the bidder is bound by his bid until four weeks after
the auction unless he immediately withdraws from the conditionally accepted bid.
From the fall of the hammer, possession and risk pass directly to the buyer, while
ownership passes to the buyer only after full payment has been received.
9. Up to a hammer price of € 400.000.- a premium of 24  calculated on the hammer price plus 19  value added tax calculated (VAT) on the surcharge only is levied. The premium will be reduced to 20  (plus VAT) on any amount surpassing
€ 400.000 (margin scheme). On lots which are characterized by N an additional
7  for import tax will be added. On lots which are characterized by an R, the buyer
shall pay a premium of 24  on a hammer price up to € 400.000 and 20  on the
surpassing amount; onto this (hammer price and premium) the statutory VAT of 19
 will be added (regular scheme). Exports to third (i.e. non-EU) countries will be
exempt from VAT, and so will be exports made by companies from other EU member states if they state their VAT identification number. For original works of art,
whose author died after 31.12.1944, a charge of 1,9 % on the hammer price will be
levied for the droit de suite. The maximum charge is € 12.500.-. If a buyer exports an
object to a third country personally, the VAT will be refunded, as soon as Lempertz
receives the export and import papers. All invoices issued on the day of auction or
soon after remain under provision.
10. Successful bidders attending the auction in person shall forthwith upon the
purchase pay to Lempertz the final price (hammer price plus premium and VAT) in
Euro. Payments by foreign buyers who have bid in writing or by proxy shall also be
due forthwith upon the purchase, but will not be deemed to have been delayed if
received within ten days of the invoice date. Bank transfers are to be exclusively in
Euros. The request for an alteration of an auction invoice to a person other than the
bidder has to be made immediately after the auction. Lempertz however also reserves
the right to refuse such a request if it is deemed appropriate.
6. Submission of bids. Bids in attendance: The floor bidder receives a bidding number on presentation of a photo ID. Lempertz reserves the right to grant entry to
the auction. If the bidder is not known to Lempertz, registration must take place
24 hours before the auction is due to begin in writing on presentation of a current bank reference. Bids in absentia: Bids can also be submitted either in writing, telephonically or via the internet. The placing of bids in absentia must reach
Lempertz 24 hours before the auction to ensure the proper processing thereof. The
item must be mentioned in the bid placed, together with ticket number and item
description. In the event of ambiguities, the listed ticket number -becomes applicable. The placement of a bid must be signed by the applicant. The regulations
regarding revocations and the right to return the goods in the case of long distance
agreements (§ 312b – d of the Civil Code) do not -apply. Telephonic bids: Establishing and maintaining a connection cannot be vouched for. In submitting a bid
placement, the bidder declares that he agrees to the recording of the bidding process.
Bids via the internet: They will only be accepted by Lempertz if the bidder registered
himself on the internet website beforehand. Lempertz will treat such bids in the
same way as bids in writing.
11. In the case of payment default, Lempertz will charge interest on the outstanding
amount at a rate of 1  of the gross price per month or part month. If the buyer
defaults in payment, Lempertz may at its discretion insist on performance of the
purchase contract or, after allowing a period of grace, claim damages for non-performance. In the latter case, Lempertz may determine the amount of the damages by
putting the lot or lots up for auction again, in which case the defaulting buyer will
bear the amount of any reduction in the proceeds compared with the earlier auction,
plus the cost of resale, including the premium.
7. Carrying out the auction. The hammer will come down when no higher bids are
submitted after three calls for a bid. In extenuating circumstances, the auctioneer
reserves the right to bring down the hammer or he can refuse to accept a bid. If
several individuals make the same bid at the same time, and after the third call, no
higher bid ensues, then the ticket becomes the deciding factor. The auctioneer can
retract his acceptance of the bid and auction the item once more if a higher bid that
was submitted on time, was erroneously overlooked and immediately queried by the
13. As far as this can be agreed, the place of performance and jurisdiction is Cologne.
German law applies; the provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts
for the International Sale of Goods, CISG are not applicable. Should any provision herein be wholly or partially ineffective, this will not affect the validity of the
remaining provisions.
12. Buyers must take charge of their purchases immediately after the auction. Once
a lot has been sold, the auctioneer is liable only for wilful intent or gross negligence. Lots will not, however, be surrendered to buyers until full payment has been
received. Without exception, shipment will be at the expense and risk of the buyer.
Purchases which are not collected within four weeks after the auction may be stored
and insured by Lempertz on behalf of the buyer and at its expense in the premises of
a freight agent. If Lempertz stores such items itself, it will charge 1  of the hammer
price for insurance and storage costs.
Henrik Hanstein, sworn public auctioneer.
Conditions de vente aux encheres
1. Kunsthaus Lempertz (appelée Lempertz dans la suite du texte) organise des ventes
aux enchères publiques d’après le paragraphe 383, alinéa 3, phrase 1 du code civil allemand en tant que commissionnaire pour le compte de dépositaires, dont les noms
ne seront pas cités. Les conditions des ventes aux enchères ont été rédigées dans
plusieurs langues, la version allemande étant la version de référence.
2. Le commissaire-priseur se réserve le droit de réunir les numéros du catalogue, de
les séparer, et s‘il existe une raison particulière, de les offrir ou de les retirer en-dehors
de leur ordre.
3. Tous les objets mis à la vente aux enchères peuvent être examinés et contrôlés
avant celle-ci. Les indications présentes dans le catalogue ainsi que dans la présentation Internet correspondante, établies en conscience et sous réserve d’erreurs ou
omissions de notre part, ne constituent pas des éléments des conditions stipulées
dans le contrat. Ces indications dépendent des avancées de la science au moment
de l’élaboration de ce catalogue. Elles ne constituent en aucun cas des garanties
juridiques et sont fournies exclusivement à titre informatif. Il en va de même pour
les descriptions de l’état des objets et autres renseignements fournis de façon orale
ou par écrit. Les certificats ou déclarations des artistes, de leur succession ou de tout
expert compétent ne sont considérés comme des objets du contrat que s’ils sont
mentionnés expressément dans le texte du catalogue. L’état de conservation d’un
objet n’est pas mentionné dans son ensemble dans le catalogue, de telle sorte que des
indications manquantes ne peuvent constituer une caractéristique en tant que telle.
Les objets sont d‘occasion. Tous les objets étant vendus dans l‘état où ils se trouvent
au moment de leur adjudication.
4. Revendications pour cause de garantie sont exclus. Dans le cas de dérogations
par rapport aux descriptions contenues dans les catalogues susceptibles d‘anéantir
ou de réduire d‘une manière non négligeable la valeur ou la validité d‘un objet et qui
sont exposées d‘une manière fondée en l‘espace d‘un an suivant la remise de l‘objet,
Lempertz s‘engage toutefois à faire valoir ses droits par voie judiciaire à l‘encontre du
déposant. Le texte du catalogue en langue allemande fait foi. Dans le cas d‘une mise à
contribution du déposant couronnée de succès, Lempertz ne remboursera à l‘acquéreur que la totalité du prix d‘achat payé. En outre, Lempertz s‘engage pendant une
durée de deux ans au remboursement de la provision en cas d‘inauthenticité établie.
5. Toutes prétentions à dommages-intérêts résultant d‘un vice, d‘une perte ou d‘un
endommagement de l‘objet vendu aux enchères, pour quelque raison juridique que
ce soit ou pour cause de dérogations par rapport aux indications contenues dans
le catalogue ou de renseignements fournis d‘une autre manière sont exclues dans la
mesure où Lempertz n‘ait ni agi avec préméditation ou par négligence grossière ni
enfreint à des obligations essentielles du contrat. La responsabilité pour dommages
de la violation de la vie, du corps ou de la santé ne sont pas affectées. Pour le reste,
l‘alinéa 4 est applicable.
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拍卖条件
1. 伦佩茨艺术品拍卖公司（以下简称伦佩茨）作为行纪人遵照民法第383条第3段第1款的规定，替不公开
身份的委托人举行公开拍卖。用其他语言拟定有关拍卖条件时，应以德文版为准。
2.
拍卖人为自己保留下述权利：统一或分开目录册中物品的号码、在特殊情况下不按顺序抽出（某些物
品）陈列出售或取消（某些物品）的出售。
3. 可在拍卖之前参观并检查所有准备拍卖标的物。目录册和网页的说明均为诚实陈述，然而不提供法律意
义上的保证，仅用作参考资料。这些说明基于目录册制成时间的知识水平。它们不构成合同协定特性
的组成部分。本条文同样适用于所有口头和书面的咨询答复。艺术家，他们的遗产，或是起重要作用专
家的证明或是证书，只有在目录册中明确提及时，才能构成合同的组成部分。目录册通常不述及保养状
态。对此，缺乏说明不足以成为对（物品）特性进行协议的理由。拍卖标的物均为用过物品。所有标的
物均以其在拍定期间的保养状态进行转让。
4. 不包括保證索赔。如果目录册说明与事实出现偏离，致使其价值或合适性丧失，或使价值或合适性产生
并非微不足道的减低，并在转让之后一年内有根据地予以说明，伦佩茨则有义务通过法律途径向交付者
提出其权利要求。目录册以德文版本为准。如对交付者的给予请求获得成功，伦佩茨将向购买者退还所
有已支付价金。此外，伦佩茨承诺在两年内对经证实并且没有改变其状态下退回的赝品退还其佣金。
5. 由于已拍卖物品的瑕疵、遗失或损坏或者由于目录册说明或其它答复偏离事实所提出的损害赔偿，无论
基于何种法律根据，在伦佩茨并非蓄意或严重失职所造成或违反合同重要义务的情况下，伦佩茨一概不
负责任。身体伤害或健康或生命造成的损害赔偿责任仍然不受影响。其余则以第4条为准。
6. 提出报价。出席报价：出席拍卖会的现场出价人经出示带照片的身份证得到一个出价人号码。伦佩茨保
留批准其参与拍卖会的权利。如果出价人在伦佩茨还未注册，则必须在拍卖开始24小时之前出示当前的
银行证明，以书面签署的形式报名登记。缺席报价：可采用书面形式、通过电话或因特网提出报价。必
须在拍卖开始24 小时之前向伦佩茨提交缺席报价委托书，以办理手续。在委托书中，拍卖品以物品编号
和物品标记命名。如有歧义或含混不清，则以物品编号为准。委托书须由委托人签署。在远程销售合同
中有关撤回权和退还权的规定（民法第312b - d条）在此并不适用。电话报价：不能确保电话线路的接通
与信号的保持。出价人提交委托书即表示同意记录出价的经过。在因特网上报价：只有当出价人之前在
互联网门户网站上已经登记过，伦佩茨才能接受因特网上的报价。伦佩茨将此种报价当作书面提交的报
价处理。
7. 拍卖的实施程式：对一个拍卖报价进行三次叫价后，如无人提出更高报价，则拍定。如有特殊原因，拍
卖人有权保留或拒绝拍定。如果几个人同时提出同样报价，而三次叫价后无人提出更高报价，则通过抽
签决定。如果出于错误忽略了某个及时提出的更高报价，而该出价人立即对其提出抗议，或对拍定存在
其它疑问（拍卖程序法VerstVO第2条，第4款），拍卖人可撤回所作拍定，并重新出售。伦佩茨的报价
限定在旨在超过其它报价的范围内。拍卖人可为委托人在商定的价格限制内出价，无需通告，而且与是
否有人提出其它报价无关。如果有人提出报价而没有作出拍定，拍卖人仅在蓄意或严重失职的情况下才
向拍卖出价人承担责任。
8. 拍定者有受领义务。只要拍定是有保留地作出的，如果出价人没有立即退出保留拍定，则在拍卖之后的
四周内受其出价的约束。拍定时，拍卖标的物的占有与风险立即转至拍卖取得人，而在全部收回账款时
拍卖取得人方拥有所有权。
9. 对于成交价不到400.000欧元（含400.000欧元）的拍品，将以此成交价为基础收取24%的升水，并以此升
水额为基础加上19%的增值税；超过 400.000欧元时，以此成交价为基础收取20%的升水（差别税收），
并以此升水额为基础加收19%的增值税。对于用 N 号标出的进行差别税收的拍品，将额外收取7%的进
并以此升水额为基础加收19%的增值税。
口环节增值税。标有 R 符号的录项，成交价不到400.000欧元（含400.000欧元）时，将收取24%的升水；
若成交价高于400.000欧元，则对于400.000欧元部分收取24%，超出部分收取20%的升水。以成交价加上
升水作为净价格，在此基础上再收取19%的增值税（规定税收）。对于原作者在1943年12月 31日后去世
的原始作品，根据著作权法第26条，将加上成交价格的1,9%作为补偿费用。此费用最高不超过12.500欧
元。出口至第三国（即欧盟以外的国家）的物品则免征增值税。对其它欧盟成员国提交增值税识别号码
的企业也免征增值税。如果拍卖参与者自行将已拍卖物品带往第三国，一旦向伦佩茨提交出口和用户证
明，则向其退还增值税。对在艺术品拍卖过程中以及结束之后马上开具的帐单应进行检查；有误当查。
10. 亲自参加艺术品拍卖的拍卖取得人在成功拍卖后必须立刻向伦佩茨交付最后合计价金(拍卖价金加上升
水与增值税)。对于通过书面叫价或派代表参加的外地拍卖取得人，尽管帐单送达时立即生效，在送达
之日算起的10天内付款仍不算晚。只能用欧元进行转账。如果要将账单转寄给非出价人的第三者，须要
在拍卖会结束后立即提交申请。
对于支付现金15000欧元或者以上的客户，伦佩茨根据反洗钱法的第三条有权利得到顾客的证件照的复
印件。这一条对于总共支付15000欧元及以上的多张发票的顾客同样有效。
11. 如付款迟延，将对每个已开始的月份加收1％的利息。如发生付款迟延，伦佩茨可因该债务未履行而选
择提出履行买卖合同的要求，或在指定期限之后提出损害赔偿要求。在这种情况下，损害赔偿也可这样
计算：再次拍卖物品，迟延缴纳的购买人承担与上一次拍卖的卖得价金之差价，并承担包括升水在内的
再次拍卖费用。
12. 拍卖取得人有义务在拍卖完成后立即受领其获得物品。拍卖人仅在蓄意或严重失职的情况下方对已出售
标的物负责。然而，拍卖获得的物品仅在款项完全收回之后方可移交。如需发运，其费用与风险则一律
由拍卖取得人承担。伦佩茨有权在拍卖四周之后将未提取的物品以拍卖取得人的名义交一位运输商存放
并为其保险，其费用由拍卖取得人负责。如由伦佩茨自行存放，则收取拍定价金的1％，用作保险费和
存放费等。
13. 如双方协定，(债法）履行地和审判籍为科隆。以德国法律为准则。规定国际货物买卖合同的国际货物
买卖统一法（CISG）的条文不适用。如某个条款全部或部分无效，其余条款的有效性不受其影响。
亨里克・汉施泰因：公开选任和宣誓的拍卖人
Absentee Bid Form auction 1053
The Kolodotschko Coll. of Netsuke, 5. 6. 2015
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The Kolodotschko Coll. of Netsuke, 5. 6. 2015
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Contemporary Art
Auction 30 May 2015 in Cologne
Previews: Berlin 13/14 May, Cologne 23 – 28 May
Nam June Paik. Temple Guards. 1993
2 gold-plated wooden sculptures on wooden plinth, acrylic paint, 2 monitors, camera on tripod, video on DVD, DVD player. Estimate: € 300.000 – 400.000,–
Asian Art
Auction 3/5 June 2015 in Cologne
Preview: Cologne 30 May – 2 June / 4 June
A large gilt-lacquered wall panel. 18th/19th century
China. 110.5 x 185 cm. Estimate: € 60.000 – 80.000,–
African and Oceanic Art
Auction 12 June 2015 in Brussels
Preview: Brussels 8 – 12 June
A Fon Female Figure
Benin. Wood, H 65.5 cm. Estimate: 12.000 – 15.000,–

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