By Ryusui, Iwami Province, early 19th century — A small boar-tusk netsuke with a spider and ferns

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Estimate: £2,000–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,576–$3,220
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Sale: Bonhams — The Robert S. Huthart Collection of Iwami Netsuke: Part I, London, New Bond Street · 15 May 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-726050
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A Small Boar-tusk Netsuke With A Spider And Ferns, By Ryusui, Iwami Province, early 19th century. Bonhams, 15 May 2019, lot 57. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-726050.

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A Small Boar-tusk Netsuke With A Spider And Ferns, By Ryusui, Iwami Province, early 19th century. Bonhams, 15 May 2019, lot 57. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-726050.

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From the same sale The Robert S. Huthart Collection of Iwami Netsuke: Part I · May 2019

Lot	Artist	Estimate
By Mitani Goho, Aki Province, late 18th/early 19th century	A Large Kurogaki	£3,000–£3,500
A kurogaki (black persimmon) wood netsuke of a minogame on driftwood …	A Kurogaki	£6,000–£8,000
An ebony netsuke of a minogame on driftwood By Seiyodo Tomiharu (1733…	An Ebony Netsuke Of A Minogame On Driftwood By Seiyodo Tomiharu	£5,000–£6,000
By Ryusui, early 19th century	An Ebony Netsuke Of A Crab On Driftwood	£3,500–£4,000
By Gan'ei, Iwami Province, circa 1830-1843	An Unusual Boar-tusk Netsuke Of A Landscape With Mount Fuji	£2,500–£3,000
By Mitani Goho, Aki Province, late 18th/early 19th century	A Boxwood Netsuke Of A Spider On An Oak Branch	£2,500–£3,000

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