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Lot 245 · Japanese Art & Design

With Signature Masanao , Edo Period (Late 18Th Century)

An Ivory Netsuke

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Estimate
£800–£1,000 hammer ≈ $1,271–$1,589
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Japanese Art & Design , London · 16 June 1999
Record ID
TB-2026-6533256
Record
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An Ivory Netsuke, WITH SIGNATURE MASANAO , EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY). Christie's, 16 Jun 1999, lot 245. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6533256.

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Sumiyoshi Myojin's Boatman SAKAI HOSHU, SHOWA PERIOD (EARLY 20TH CENTURY) £2,000–£3,000
Scenes From the Tale of Watanabe No Tsuna and the Rashomon Demon ANONYMOUS, EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY) £1,500–£2,000
EIZAN: oban tate-e (38.7 x 25.6cm.); a full-length portrait of a cour… EIZAN: oban tate-e (38.7 x 25.6cm.); a full-length portrait of a courtesan of the Ogiya, wearing an elaborately designed kimono and holding an open scroll in her hands, signed Eizan hitsu , published by Yamaguchiya Tobei; HIROSHIGE: oban yoko-e (25.6 x 37.3cm.); Mishima Asagiri [Mishima, Morning Mist] from the series Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi [The Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido], signed Hiroshige ga and published by Hoeido/Senkakudo--good impressions and very good colour, the first with small restoration and stain, both with paper tape residue to top reverse corners (2) £800–£1,000
HOKUSAI: kakuban surimono (20.7 x 18.3cm.); Shichirigahama yori Koshi… HOKUSAI: kakuban surimono (20.7 x 18.3cm.); Shichirigahama yori Koshigoe o chobo [A view of the town of Koshigoe from Shichirigahama beach], signed Ro Iitsu shai [drawn after nature by the old man Iitsu], with poems above by Rokujuan Fukumaro and Shuchodo Monoyana--good impression and colour, paper tape residue to reverse £1,000–£2,000
HOKUSAI: three small prints (10.2 x 7.8cm. and one 13 x 9cm.); depict… HOKUSAI: three small prints (10.2 x 7.8cm. and one 13 x 9cm.); depicting a snake chasing a frog, a young woman seating herself in a palanquin and a child with a hobby horse, the last signed Sori ga ; four kokonotsugiriban (13.6 x 17.9cm. ea. approx.); Okazaki chiryu no aida, Okazaki yado, Hakone and Okitsu all from the series Tokaido gojusan tsugi [The Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido]--overall good impressions and colour, laid down to top corners, minor stains and two with crease (7) £800–£1,000
3OKUSAI: oban yoko-e (25.1. x 37cm.); Aoyama enza-no-matsu [The cushi… 3OKUSAI: oban yoko-e (25.1. x 37cm.); Aoyama enza-no-matsu [The cushion pine at Aoyama] from the series Fugaku sanjurokkei [Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji], signed Hokusai Iitsu hitsu --fairly good colour and impression, centre-fold crease, slight soiling and backed £800–£1,000

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An Ivory Netsuke Edo Period (19Th Century), Signed Ransentei $1,250 Christie's, Sep 2007
An Ivory Netsuke Edo Period (18Th Century) Christie's, May 2012
An Ivory Netsuke Edo period/Meiji era, 19th century Bonhams, Jun 2015
An Ivory Netsuke Signed Gyokusai , Meiji Period (Late 19Th Century) Christie's, Jul 2006
An Ivory Netsuke Edo Period (18Th-19Th Century) Christie's, Sep 2006
An Ivory Netsuke Signed Ryomin , Edo Period (Mid-Late 19Th Century) Christie's, Jul 2006
An Ivory Netsuke Signed Meikei , Meiji Period (Late 19Th-Early 20Th Century) Christie's, Sep 2003
An Ivory Netsuke Edo Period (19Th Century) Christie's, Dec 2006

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