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Japanese Carved ivory netsuke of
Japanese Carved ivory netsuke of a rat (AF tail) approx 3.5cm H x 4cm L
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An Ivory Netsuke of Two Samurai,
An Ivory Netsuke of Two Samurai, Signed Tomochika, Edo Period, 19th Century The two men engaged in a tussle, signed 'Tomochika' ?? within an oval cartouche on the base height 1.7 in — 4.4 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of an Oni and
An Ivory Netsuke of an Oni and Monkey, Signed Tomochika, Late 19th Century The oni demon carrying an oversized mokugyo bell while a small monkey climbs up his legs, signed 'Tomochika' ?? on the demon's rear
height 2.4 in — 6.2 cm
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A Group of Fourteen Ivory
A Group of Fourteen Ivory Netsuke, Mid 20th Century tallest height 2.3 in — 5.8 cm
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18TH C. JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE
18TH C. JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE Kyoto School, Curled Resting Rat, with inlaid horn eyes, 1 1/4" long.
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Japanese carved ivory netsuke
Japanese carved ivory netsuke with revolving face figure, approx 6cm H x 4cm L
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Japanese carved ivory netsuke
Japanese carved ivory netsuke dual face man, revolving face, signed to base, approx 5.5cm H x 4cm L
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Japanese carved ivory netsuke
Japanese carved ivory netsuke scholar, signed, approx 5.5cm H x 3cm L
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A Group of Nine Ivory Netsuke
A Group of Nine Ivory Netsuke Figures, Together With a Pair of 'Shishi' Seal Netsuke, Mid 20th Century ???? ??????????????? tallest height 2.2 in — 5.6 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of Gama Sennin,
An Ivory Netsuke of Gama Sennin, Together With a Netsuke of a Drummer Boy, 18th/19th Century The immortal seated on a rock with a toad perched atop his head; the boy beating a drum with two sticks, incised signature to the underside
tallest height 1.5 in — 3.7 cm
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A Wood and Ivory Netsuke of a
A Wood and Ivory Netsuke of a Sambaso Dancer, Together With a Netsuke of Abalone Shells, Meiji Period, 19th Century The dancer's face and feet inlaid with ivory; the abalone shell group depicting a cluster of various shells and crustacean, two abalone shells opened slightly to reveal hidden landscapes
tallest height 2 in — 5 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of a Karako
An Ivory Netsuke of a Karako (Chinese Boy) Holding an Oni Mask, Signed Shosai, Edo Period, Early 19th Century The boy dressed in thick robes and holding a mask of an oni up to his face, humorously upside down height 1.8 in — 4.5 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of a Skeleton,
An Ivory Netsuke of a Skeleton, Signed Yoshikawa/Kichigawa, Mid 19th Century The skeleton seated on a vacant tortoise shell with a small monkey perched on its shoulder length 2.9 in — 7.4 cm
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Two Boxwood Netsuke of a Lotus
Two Boxwood Netsuke of a Lotus and an Oni in a Box, Together With an Ivory Netsuke of a Rat, 19th/Early 20th Century The boxwood pieces carved as a lotus pod with loose seeds and an oni taking refuge in a foot warmer box to avoid thrown beans; the ivory netsuke carved in the style of Masanao with a rat curled into a ball
longest length 1.8 in — 4.6 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of an Oni
An Ivory Netsuke of an Oni Sharpening a Blade, Signed Kozan, Mid to Late 19th Century Carved as a demon dressed in swordsmithing garb and hunched over a sharpening block, his intent gaze fixed straight ahead delineated by bulging eyes and a furrowed brow, signed 'Kozan' on an inlaid rectangular cartouche
length 1.6 in — 4.1 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of a Boy Washing a
An Ivory Netsuke of a Boy Washing a Horse, Signed Kogetsu, Together With an Erotic Netsuke of a Cicada, Signed Senpo, Early to Mid 20th Century The cicada inlaid with tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, the underside revealing a phallus longest length 1.6 in — 4 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of Snow Monkeys,
An Ivory Netsuke of Snow Monkeys, Signed, Edo/Meiji Period, Mid 19th Century Carved as a Japanese macaque and four of its mischievous young playing with persimmons, signed to the underside
height 1.6 in — 4 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of a Child Sumo
An Ivory Netsuke of a Child Sumo Wrestler, Together With a Seal-Form Netsuke of Two Children, 18th/19th Century The child wrestler wearing a kesho-mawashi (high-ranking sumo loincloth); the two Karako playing over a Chinese-style table
tallest height 1.7 in — 4.3 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of a Puppy, Signed
An Ivory Netsuke of a Puppy, Signed Okatomo, Early 19th Century Carved as a puppy chewing a cord attached to a sandal, with fine detailing to the hair and his eyes inlaid with dark horn, signed in a rectangular reserve 'Okatomo' on the underside
length 1.8 in — 4.6 cm
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Three Ivory Netsuke Figures of
Three Ivory Netsuke Figures of Chokaro Sennin, a Karako Holding a Tengu Mask, and a Seated Immortal, Edo Period, 18th/19th Century tallest height 2.3 in — 5.9 cm
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Two Ivory Netsuke of a Monkey
Two Ivory Netsuke of a Monkey Sambaso Dancer and a Sennin Immortal, Edo/Meiji Period, Together With Miscellaneous Ivory Carved Items Including a miniature figure of Kamakura Daibutsu (Amitabha Buddha); and Chinese carved needles cases, a lidded box, pin cushion, and fisherman figure
sennin netsuke height 2 in — 5 cm
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Three Ivory Netsuke of Tekkai
Three Ivory Netsuke of Tekkai Sennin, a Reclining Foreigner, and Daruma with a Pumpkin, Edo Period, 18th/19th Century longest length 2.8 in — 7.2 cm
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Two Ivory Netsuke of Gama Sennin
Two Ivory Netsuke of Gama Sennin and Jurojin, Signed Yoshimasa, Edo Period, Early 19th Century tallest height 2 in — 5 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of Jurojin, Signed
An Ivory Netsuke of Jurojin, Signed Masanao, Together With a Budai and Portuguese Man, Edo Period, 19th Century tallest height 1.8 in — 4.5 cm
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Two Ivory Netsuke of Jurojin and an
Two Ivory Netsuke of Jurojin and an Old Man Standing on a Large Scroll, Edo Period, 18th/19th Century The god of longevity positioned beside a karako and holding a long scroll in between them, all atop an oversized, almost cartoonish Chinese stool supported on a seal-form plinth
tallest height 2 in — 5.2 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of a Recumbent
An Ivory Netsuke of a Recumbent Shishi, Mid 19th Century The shishi lion with one front paw resting on a bell and reclining on a rectangular platform in the form of a zabuton cushion, the eyes inlaid with dark horn; silver suspension ring attached to the himetoshi
1.6 x 1.3 in — 4 x 3.4 cm
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Two Tinted Ivory Netsuke of a Court
Two Tinted Ivory Netsuke of a Court Drummer and a Geisha, Both Signed, Meiji Period (1868-1912) The drummer mid-stride and hand raised over a tsuzumi drum, signed Gyokuzan; the geisha dressed in overflowing robes, signed within a red lacquer cartouche on the underside
drummer height 2 in — 5 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of a Seated Female
An Ivory Netsuke of a Seated Female Musician, Signed, 19th Century The lady dressed in Chinese garb and strumming a string instrument, the Qing dynasty style chair finished with a writhing dragon on the back, the underside inlaid with a lacquer rectangular cartouche incised with a signature
height 2.2 in — 5.5 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of a Rabbit,
An Ivory Netsuke of a Rabbit, Together With a Butterfly Dancer, Signed Ryomin, Mid to Late 19th Century The chubby rabbit hunched over, its eyes inlaid with amber; the dancer wearing typical butterfly wings on her back and a crested headdress, signed 'Ryomin' on the left leg; rabbit length 1.3 in (3.2 cm)
dancer height 2 in — 5 cm
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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
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An Ivory Netsuke of a Reclining
An Ivory Netsuke of a Reclining Puppy, Mid 19th Century In the style of Okatomo, the eyes inlaid with dark horn length 2 in — 5.2 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of a Dutchman
An Ivory Netsuke of a Dutchman Holding a Midwinter Horn, Signed Miura Kanjuken Yoshinaga, Late 19th Century The bearded foreigner dressed in patterned robes and holding a long midwinter horn, a Chinese boy (karako) seated on his right shoulder, a seven-character signature down the length of the right leg
height 3.5 in — 8.9 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of Ryujin's
An Ivory Netsuke of Ryujin's Assistant, Signed Hidemasa, Early 19th Century The assistant to the Dragon King wearing his octopus headdress and holding the tama, a wish-granting jewel that controls the ebb and flow of tides, cleverly formed as two moving halves in a pierced container, incised signature within cartouche on the left leg
height 4.1 in — 10.3 cm
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Two Ivory Netsuke of Seated Men,
Two Ivory Netsuke of Seated Men, Signed Ichiro, Meiji-Showa Period Both seated and with inro and tanto behind them, one filling a sake cup and with a mask strapped to his back, the other holding a fan and inlaid with mother-of-pearl patterns on his robe and a gold cartouche to the underside
largest length 1.5 in — 3.7 cm
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A Group of Nine Ivory Netsuke,
A Group of Nine Ivory Netsuke, Early to Mid 20th Century tallest height 2 in — 5.1 cm
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An Ivory Netsuke of a Tanuki and
An Ivory Netsuke of a Tanuki and a Deer, Signed Hidekazu, Meiji-Showa Period (1868-1989) The pot-bellied tanuki reclining against a sake bottle signed 'Iseya' ???; both signed to the underside 'Hidekazu' ??
largest 1.5 x 1.7 in — 3.8 x 4.3 cm