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Lot 161 · Important Pocketwatches and Wristwatches

Edo Period (19Th Century), Signed Tomomasa

An Ivory Netsuke · Carved as an

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Estimate
$2,000–$3,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Pocketwatches and Wristwatches, Geneva · 23 March 2004
Record ID
TB-2026-5946306
Record
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An Ivory Netsuke, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOMOMASA. Christie's, 23 Mar 2004, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5946306.

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An Ivory Netsuke, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOMOMASA. Christie's, 23 Mar 2004, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5946306.

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From the same sale Important Pocketwatches and Wristwatches · Mar 2004

LotArtistEstimateResult
Nakamura Denkuro and Matsumoto Heizo Torii School (18th century) $4,000–$6,000
Amusements at Gion Shrine and Hokoji Temple in Kyoto Anonymous (17th century) $10,000–$15,000
Battle in the Uji River from the Tale of the Heike Anonymous (17th-18th Century) $3,000–$4,000
Draft of a letter about a donation to Kamiya Temple in Toganoo, Kyoto Attributed to Myoe Koben (1173-1232) $5,000–$7,000
Motsuga Ryobo (Forgetting the material world and the self: Buddhist t… Attributed to Shuho Myocho (Daito Kokushi) (1282-1338) $8,000–$10,000
Small birds and herons in a lotus pond Geiai (active ca. 1489) $80,000–$100,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
An Ivory Netsuke Signed Okatomo , Edo Period (Late 19Th Century) $2,590 Christie's, May 2012
An Ivory Netsuke Edo Period (19Th Century), Signed Hakuryu Christie's, Sep 2006
An Ivory Netsuke Edo Period (19Th Century) Christie's, Dec 2006
An Ivory Netsuke By Kagetoshi, 19th century Bonhams, Nov 2012
An Ivory Netsuke Edo Period (18Th Century) Christie's, Dec 2006
An Ivory Netsuke Edo period/Meiji era, 19th century Bonhams, Jun 2015
An Ivory Netsuke Signed Meikei , Meiji Period (Late 19Th-Early 20Th Century) Christie's, Sep 2003
An Ivory Netsuke Signed Tomokazu , Edo Period (19Th Century) Christie's, May 2012

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