A few examples of appraisal values for
DAIKOKU

• PAUL JACOULET (FRANCE/JAPAN,
  PAUL JACOULET (FRANCE/JAPAN, 1902-1960), DAIKOKU, DIEU DE LA RICHESSE, PERSONNIFIE PAR UNE COURTISANE DU SHIMABARA. KYOTO, JAPON (#119)., WOODBLOCK PRINT, 16.75" X 13" SIGHT. FRAMED 25" X 21".PAUL JACOULET, France/Japan, 1902-1960, Daikoku, Dieu de la Richesse, Personnifie par une courtisane du Shimabara. Kyoto, Japon (#119). Published: 26 October 1952. Signed in pencil mid-left above Coin seal. Seals of the carver, Kentaro Maeda, and printer, Tetsunosuke Honda, lower right margin. Number obscured. Dimensions: Woodblock print, 16.75" x 13" sight. Framed 25" x 21". Provenance: Property of a private collector.
• (2) JAPANESE TOYOKUNI III WOODBLOCK
  (2) JAPANESE TOYOKUNI III WOODBLOCK PRINTS INC. A Triptych. Includes a framed Toyokuni III Japanese woodblock print of Kabuki actors - with paper label verso inscribed "Artist: Toyokuni III Printed: 1847-1859 AD; and a framed Toyokuni III Japanese woodblock print triptych - paper label verso inscribed, "Toyokuni 3rd 1786-1864, Hikari Genji playing at the Akashi Beach, Printed: 1849, Publisher: Daikokuya Hoikichi, Edo". From a Scarsdale, NY estate. Dimensions: woodblock print of actors sight measures approx. 9.5" h x 14.375" w; each panel of the triptych sight measures approx. 13.675" h x 9.125" w. Condition: All prints appear to be in good condition with some toning. Have not been examined out-of-frame.
• UTAGAWA KUNITERU II (JAPANESE,
  UTAGAWA KUNITERU II (JAPANESE, 1829-1874), WOODBLOCK PRINT OF A SUMO WRESTLER Circa 1865, woodblock print of a large sumo wrestler with a pair of birds on his skirt, published by Daikokuya Heikichi, professionally framed, not examined outside of the frame.
• A Japanese Bronze Scroll Weight
  A Japanese Bronze Scroll Weight of Daikoku, 19th Century ?? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ??????
• An Ivory Trick Netsuke of Daikoku
  An Ivory Trick Netsuke of Daikoku and a Rat, Signed, Late 19th Century The jovial deity standing beside a large sack, a rat appearing and disappearing from a small opening, the back with a three-character signature inside an oval cartouche height 1.3 in — 3.3 cm
• Four Ivory Netsuke of a Repentant
  Four Ivory Netsuke of a Repentant Oni, Gama Sennin, Bunbuku Chagama, and a Dragonfly, Three Signed, Together With an Okimono of Daikoku, 19th Century The oni dressed as a priest carrying a gong and mallet, signed Tomochika; the hermit immortal riding a large toad, signed Masatada; the priest reacting in amazement as his tea kettle turns into a badger, signed Shuzan; the dragonfly perched on a lotus with a snail underneath; and the God of Wealth riding a giant rat, a representation of industrious nature daikoku length 3 in — 7.7 cm
• An Ivory Okimono of Daikoku,
  An Ivory Okimono of Daikoku, Meiji Period, Circa 1900 Finely carved with crosshatched details, the God of Wealth standing atop three rice bales with one arm raised holding his lucky mallet producing a stream of gold coins, the other holding a sack draped over his shoulder, the coins painted gold and tassel left untinged white height 7.4 in — 18.9 cm
• (LOT OF 2) JAPANESE BRONZE
  (LOT OF 2) JAPANESE BRONZE OBJECTS (lot of 2) Japanese bronze objects, comprising a model of a lion head goldfish, signed on the underside, and a figure of Daikokuten, 4"w and 3.75"h.
• JAPANESE HAND-PAINTED DECORATIVE
  JAPANESE HAND-PAINTED DECORATIVE VASEVintage with gilded gold paint; decorated with flowers and two Japanese gods, Daikokuten and Hoteison, with children. Unmarked. #JapaneseVase #Daikokuten #Hoteison Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 7.5" H x 3.5" Diameter Condition: Good
• 4PC JAPANESE INKED RESIN DEITIES
  4PC JAPANESE INKED RESIN DEITIES FIGURINESFour carved and painted figures. Bishamonten, god of fortune in war. Daikokuten, god of wealth. Two Fukurokuju figurines, god of longevity. Bishamonten: 1.25in L x 1.25in W x 2in H. Daikokuten: 1.5in L x 1.5in W x 2in H. Fukurokuju 1: 1.25in L x 1in W x 2in H. Fukurokuju 2: 1.25in L x 1.5in W x 2in H. Country of Origin: Japan Condition: Age related wear.
• PAIR OF JAPANESE PAINTED RESIN
  PAIR OF JAPANESE PAINTED RESIN DEITIES FIGURINESTwo figures of the Seven Lucky Gods; Fukurokuju, the god of longevity, and Daikokuten, the god of fortune. Fukurokuju: 1.25in L x 1.25in W x 3in H. Daikokuten: 1.75in L x 1in W x 3in H. Country of Origin: Japan Condition: Age related wear.
• 7 IVORY IMMORTALS & LACQUER
  7 IVORY IMMORTALS & LACQUER FRUITSet of 7 Japanese carved ivory immortal netsuke figures with stand, together with 2 carved lacquer fruit halves. 1st grouping - Seven immortal figures are all approximately 2"H and have matching Japanese signatures on back, with paper labels on the bottoms identifying them as Jurojin, Bishamon, Zbisu, Hotei, Daikoku, Benten, and Fukukokuju. All approximately 2"H. Also included is a 9"W hardwood stand. Early 20th century. 2nd grouping - Carved lacquer fruit halves are carved as melons with trailing vines; the interiors each are carved with a landscape scene depicting a lion, pagodas, mountains, and nine immortal style figures. 1/2" H x 4" W x 3-1/4" D. 19th century. This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state, and/or local law. Bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. Please refer to our Terms and Condition: s, clause 10, for additional information. Condition: Ivory figures: excellent condition. Fruit halves have some wear to exteriors, do not fit together.
• UTAGAWA SADAHIDE(a.k.a. Hashimoto
  UTAGAWA SADAHIDE(a.k.a. Hashimoto Sadahide, Japanese, 1807-1873) Fujisan tainai meguri no zu (A Pilgrimage to the Interior of Mt. Fuji), signed "Gountei Sadahide ga" with seal lower right, Daikin (Daikokuya Kinnosuke) publisher's seal lower left, woodblock print, oban tate-e , 13-3/4 x 9-1/4 in.; framed, 19-5/8 x 15-1/4 in. Provenance: Private Collection Condition: hinged in on paper sheet beneath mat, good overall, some light toning at edges; frame with some light wear and abrasions
• ISODA KORYUSAI, WOODBLOCK PRINT, C.
  ISODA KORYUSAI, WOODBLOCK PRINT, C. 1778 Isoda Koryusai (Japanese, 1735-1790), "Sugawara of the Tsuruya Dreaming of Daikoku", sheet mounted on backing paper, which is glued at corners into mat, 10.5"h x 8"w (sheet), 16.5"h x 13.5"w (frame)
• THREE JAPANESE CARVED WOOD
  THREE JAPANESE CARVED WOOD FIGURAL NETSUKE MEIJI PERIODTHREE JAPANESE CARVED WOOD FIGURAL NETSUKE, Meiji Period, 1) A monkey trainer holding a bowl while a monkey rests on his shoulder. Height 2.25". 2) An emaciated man with a frog on his shoulder. Height 3". 3) Daikoku holding two scrolls. Height 2".
• JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE BY TOMOTADA
  JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE BY TOMOTADA 18TH CENTURY LENGTH 2.25".JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE BY TOMOTADA, 18th Century, Daikoku atop a recumbent ox. Signed. Dimensions: Length 2.25". Provenance: Private Western Massachusetts Collection.
• JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE LATE
  JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY HEIGHT 2".JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE Late 19th/Early 20th Century Daikoku standing with his mallet and sack. Signed. Height 2". Dimensions: Height 2". Provenance: Private collection, San Antonio, Texas.
• 2 JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS2
  2 JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS2 Japanese woodblock prints. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858) print, Uraga Harbor. Signed and stamped lower left. Chikanobu Toyohara (Yoshu) (Japanese, 1838-1912) print. Published by Daikokuya Kinzaburo. Titled upper right. Signed and stamped lower right. Chikanobu print: 14 1/4" x 9" (with frame: 19 3/4" x 14 3/4"). Wear to edges of Chikanobu print.
• 3 JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY AND DEITY
  3 JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY AND DEITY SCROLLS2 tea ceremony or tatejiku wall scrolls and a wall scroll featuring Daikokuten or Okuninishi, the Japanese deity of wealth and fortune. Largest scroll: 77" (including knobs ) x 17 3/4". Worm holing to the top of deity scroll. Tea ceremony scrolls stamped throughout, Deity stamped lower left.
• 19TH C. JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE,
  19TH C. JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE, SIGNED GYOKETAI Standing Daikoku, with a bag slung over his back, in a leaf decorated cap, signed on the back, 1 5/8" tall, good condition.
• JAPANESE BRONZE OF DAIKOKU. Early
  JAPANESE BRONZE OF DAIKOKU. Early 20th century. Cast bronze of one of the Seven Lucky Gods. 11.5"h. 6.5"w.
• JAPANESE SILVERED MALLET CLOCK,
  JAPANESE SILVERED MALLET CLOCK, SEALED GINSEI, CIRCA 1920S/1930JAPANESE SILVERED MALLET CLOCK, SEALED GINSEI, CIRCA 1920S/1930, realistically cast as Daikoku's mallet, and inset with a Seiko clock
• JAPANESE TWO-TIERED RAISED
  JAPANESE TWO-TIERED RAISED LACQUER BOX, EDO PERIODJAPANESE TWO-TIERED RAISED LACQUER BOX, EDO PERIOD, decorated with raised red tassel-tied treasure bags, coral, Daikoku's hammers and other Buddhistic emblems, on a flat black ground, the interior with red lacquer, gilt rims - h:8.50w:11.75d:11.75in.
• Antique Japanese carved wood
  Antique Japanese carved wood Daikokuten and Ebisu shrine; as-is condition- General marks and surface wear, scratches, rubbing, flaws, and losses. Possible restorations; L 8" H 8 1/4" (Approx.)Provenance: Private Los Angeles, CA collection
• A MEIJI PERIOD HIGH KARAT GOLD
  A MEIJI PERIOD HIGH KARAT GOLD OJIME MODEL OF DAIKOKUThe solid gold Japanese ojime figure of Daikokuten, god of wealth and guardian of farmers, one of the Shichifukujin or Seven Gods of Good Fortune, is embellished with black enamel inlays and signed Noriyasu by hand engraved calligraphy on the base.Measures 0.75 x 0.5 inches, 18.29 x 12.83 mm, and weighs 10.4 grams.Very good condition, there are no issues of damage, repair, enamel loss or wear.Provenance: The collection of Josephine Bird Hall (1888 - 1948) by descent to her son, the present owner. Josephine's father was a founder of Kansas City's Emery, Bird, Thayer Department Store.
• GROUP OF ASIAN FIGURES. Twentieth
  GROUP OF ASIAN FIGURES. Twentieth century. Two bronze cranes on turtles. Loose and missing pieces. 12.25"h., two bronze Indonesian standing figures, 7", 8"h., pottery seated Buddha, 5.25"h., three monkeys with black painted surface, and a bronze tortoise shell from a censer, 4.5"l. Together with a spelter figure of Daikoku, Japanese god of wealth. Black painted surface. 8.25"h.
• ANTIQUE JAPANESE DAIKOKU AND
  ANTIQUE JAPANESE DAIKOKU AND EBISU WOOD CARVINGS 18th/19th c. (or earlier), Daikoku with handwritten label to underside, 8.5"h x 4.75"w x 4"d (larger), 7"h x 3.5"w x 3.25"d
• OHARA KOSON (1877-1945) CIRCA
  OHARA KOSON (1877-1945) CIRCA 1910 two otanzaku prints entitled Monkey Holding a Dragonfly and Monkey hanging from a thin bamboo twig observing a fly, published by Daikokuya, signed Shoson(2)34.3cm x 18.8cm and 34.6cm x 19.4cmProvenance: From the collection of Arthur Halcrow VerstageNote: Arthur Halcrow Verstage (1875-1969) was an architect who spent much of his career in the public sector. He was a student at the Royal Academy School of Architecture in the 1900s and was elected as an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1902. By 1903 he was a student and assistant at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (later known as the Central School of Art and Design) in London where William Lethaby was principal and a great influence on him. He then oversaw the design of the new school in Southampton Row from 1905-8. From here he became an architect for London County Council and was involved with many London societies, and as a founding member of the Kelmscott Fellowship, a forerunner to The William Morris Society. His large and varied collection was a reflection of his wide interest in the arts. His archive was purchased by The William Morris Society in 2005.
• UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865) EDO
  UTAGAWA KUNISADA (1786-1865) EDO PERIOD comprising fourteen oban tate-e prints and oneoban yoko-e print; including one entitled Sumo Unryu Kyukichi, published by Daikokuya Heikichi; two entitled Backstage at the Ichimura Theatre in Fukiya-cho, Where Hit Performances are Packing Them In (Fukiya-cho Ichimura-za o-iri atari furumai gakuya no zu); two entitled Backstage at a Theater in Dotonbori, Osaka (Osaka Dotonbori shibai gakuya no zu); one Backstage at the Season Opening Performance of the Morita Theater (Morita-za kaomise gakuya no zu, sanmai tsuzuki); one Backstage Celebrations of a Full-house Hit at the Ichimura Theater (Ichimura-za ôiri atari furumai gakuya no zu); one Fujin tashinami gusa from the series Fitting Accomplishments for Women etc.(15)largest: 38.8cm x 26.5cmProvenance: From the collection of Arthur Halcrow VerstageNote: Arthur Halcrow Verstage (1875-1969) was an architect who spent much of his career in the public sector. He was a student at the Royal Academy School of Architecture in the 1900s and was elected as an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1902. By 1903 he was a student and assistant at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (later known as the Central School of Art and Design) in London where William Lethaby was principal and a great influence on him. He then oversaw the design of the new school in Southampton Row from 1905-8. From here he became an architect for London County Council and was involved with many London societies, and as a founding member of the Kelmscott Fellowship, a forerunner to The William Morris Society. His large and varied collection was a reflection of his wide interest in the arts. His archive was purchased by The William Morris Society in 2005.
• JAPANESE CARVED ORCA WHALE TOOTH
  JAPANESE CARVED ORCA WHALE TOOTH NETSUKE OF LUCKY GOD DAIKOKUTEN OF PROSPERITY 1 ?" Nicely carved Orca whale tooth netsuke of the Lucky god Daikokuten, depicted with a bag full of valuable objects; applied pigments to emphasise details. Offered with Temple Auctions, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, copy of the letter of authentication and provenance by Col. Sir George Wade's granddaughter, dated March 4, 2020. Provenance: private collection of Colonel Sir George Albert Wade (British, 1891-1986); brought to the USA in 1964, by descent in the family to current owner.
• Koitsu Sonsai (fl. 1820s/1830s
  Koitsu Sonsai (fl. 1820s/1830s Japan) 'Two Rats in a Rice Measure' Surimono Embossed Woodblock Print. Two white rats frolicking around in a rice box with mallet of the lucky god Daikoku. Sheet 8x7.25'', framed 11.25x10.75''. Very good condition with strong colors, some toning and scattered foxing.
• Antique Japanese carved wood
  Antique Japanese carved wood figures of Ebisu and Daikoku, gods of good fortune; overall good condition; the larger figure H 4 3/4" x W 3 1/4" x D 3 1/4" (approx.)Provenance: Private Los Angeles, CA collection
• A Japanese walrus ivory group early
  A Japanese walrus ivory group early 20th century modelled as Daikoku and two children on a naturalistic base 9.5in. Estimate ?200-300 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?200
• A large Japanese walrus ivory group
  A large Japanese walrus ivory group of Daikoku and a boy early 20th century he standing on a bale of straw holding a mallet in his left hand two character signature beneath 11ins; wood stand Estimate ?200-400 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?260
• A Japanese ivory and shibayama
  A Japanese ivory and shibayama style figure of Daikoku early 20th century modelled standing on two bales of rice with a rat by his feet holding a mallet and a sack with stone mother of pearl and abalone inlay two character signature to a mother of pearl seal 3.5in. Estimate ?800-1 200 There are two fine cracks across the top of his hat there is a shallow 7mm x 4mm chip to some of the abalone inlay on his hat there are cracks on each side of the figure running from half way up on his sack down across the left side of his body through the rice bale to the mother of pearl inset seal plaque on the opposing side it runs from below his belly down the right side through the rice bale and to the seal plaque in places it has probably opened up as much as 0.5mm. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?800
• Three Japanese ivory netsuke
  Three Japanese ivory netsuke early 20th century the first modelled as Daikoku wrapping an oni in a rush mat 1.5in. the second Fukurokuju pouring water from a gourd 1.2in. the last modelled as the 'clam's dream' 1.5in. Estimate ?200-300 All three netsuke grubby but in good condition. FURTHER IMAGES ALREADY AVAILABLE AT WWW.GORRINGES.CO.UK Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Gorringes Conditions of Sale.Sold for ?220