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Sale 1532, Lot 175
19th century Japanese netsuke of a mouse on a broom with red eyes, signed Hogyuku
Very fine detail. Origin is Y. Tsuruki and Co., Kyoto, Japan.
2 3/4"H x 1 1/2"W
$400-600

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Sale 1532, Lot 223
Japanese netsuke of two rats on straw hat with red inset eyes, two signatures under base
1 3/4"Diam.
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 237
Chinese carved bone figure of Guanyin holding large flower, ribbon, engraved, border, black hair, wood base
12 1/2"H x 3 1/4"W
$400-600

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Sale 1532, Lot 224
Japanese carved netsuke; rat eating four fishes, black glass eyes with highly detailed fur and signed under base, in the style of Okatori.
Provenance: Beverly Hilton Hotel
1 1/4"H
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 186
Japanese carved animal netsuke 2pc monkey group: monkey eating banana, and a seated monkey with hand over mouth, signed Masatsugu.
1 1/2"H x 1"W - larger
$300-500

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Sale 1532, Lot 230
Japanese carved bone animal netsuke 2pc group: temple lion Shishi foo dog figures.
Both signed by artist.

$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 234
Set of 5 Japanese antique carved horses in various positions on rosewood bases, 19th century
One missing one leg, one missing half of one leg.
2 1/2"H x 2 3/4"W - one
$500-700

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Sale 1532, Lot 179
Miniature Japanese carved minkoku netsuke figure group of a man standing beside a horse with straw bundles with etched mane and tail detail, on scroll base.
1 1/2"H x 2"W
$300-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 233
Asian carved horse okimono and netsuke 4pc group: set of three Chinese royal horses with long legs and heads and a signed recumbent horse netsuke.
One horse missing one ear. Small horse has loss to tail. Netsuke has repair to back legs.
1 1/2"H x 1 3/4"W - one
$100-200

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Sale 1532, Lot 206
Japanese carved bone netsuke figure: old man holding mallet making a carpenter's plane with etched green leaves on robe, signed.
1 1/2"H x 1 1/2"W
$200-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 176
Japanese carved netsuke figure of a man hauling a large gourd with leaves, highly detailed hair and leaf texture
1 1/4"H x 2"W
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 200
Japanese carved mechanical netsuke figure of a young boy playing with a Qilin / Shishi / Foo dog costume with hinged mouth movement and etched robe detail under base, unsigned
3/4"H x 2"W
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 226
Japanese carved figural netsuke 3pc group: young boy holding writing slate, small standing bearded man with a cap, and signed musician with drum.
Small chip to foot of man with drum.

$200-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 229
Japanese carved figural netsuke 3pc group: Samurai in long robe holding sword with etched detail; court lady with robe holding a box with a white headdress on black hair; and temple guardian foo dog with ball.
All signed by the artist.
2"H x 1 1/4"W - one
$140-250

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Sale 1532, Lot 203
Japanese carved animal netsuke figures 2pc. group: cat with paw on fish, water buffalo / ox, large head, both signed, both with onyx glass eyes.
1 1/4"H x 1 3/4"W - one
$200-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 225
Pair of Japanese carved bone animal netsuke figures: pair of dogs, beige color with faint signature under base; carved bone squirrel holding an acorn with etched tail detailing
1 1/2"H x 2"W - larger
$200-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 204
Japanese carved netsuke figures 2pc. group: two children on overturned fishing basket watching a crab, both signed.
figure of old woman holding plate on head, hair etched on back, etched robe and bloomers.
basket, 1 1/2" x 1 1/2".
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 172
Japanese carved bone figural brown netsuke 3pc group: man making a round basket with etched robe; temple lion or foo dog with carved fur curls, signed by artist; seated sage or wise man holding scroll with large bald head
1 1/2"H x 1 1/2"W - largest
$300-500

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Sale 1532, Lot 171
Japanese carved bone figural brown netsuke: antique crouched man with flowers on his back.
1/2"H x 1 1/2"W
$100-200

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Sale 1532, Lot 173
Antique Japanese bone carved figural netsuke Buddha or small man seated on square platform, right arm on small oval table, left hand resting on shoulder of small child, unsigned
1 3/4"H x 1 1/4"W
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 210
Japanese carved figural netsuke 2pc group; miniature child carrying cluster of grapes, rat on shoulder, short robe, bare feet; man with monkey holding hands
Both signed by the artist. Oval base chipped on boy netsuke.
1 1/2'H x 1 3/4"W - larger
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 181
Japanese carved figural netsuke 2pc group: Buddha and child playing a board game with hand raised, man carrying large Hannya theatre mask on his back, both signed.
Polychrome engraving on robes.
1 3/4"H x 1"W
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 182
Japanese Meiji carved figure group netsuke: man with Shishi Foo dog mask, face showing within mouth, holding ribbon and small child, red inset signature.
1 1/2"H
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 184
Japanese carved figural netsuke: elder man food merchant with chopsticks and a bowl and storage boxes, signed.
1 1/2"H x 1 1/4"W
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 185
Japanese carved figural netsuke of three elder men gathered around and drinking from a barrel.
1 1/2"H x 1 1/2"W
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 195
1Japanese carved figural netsuke 2pc group: two children dancing and playing musical instruments; a seated woman eating fruit with puppy dog by her side, signed.
1 1/2"H x 1 1/2"W - one
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 192
Japanese carved figural netsuke 2pc. group: elder man Immortal standing with a deer holding a staff and peach, highly detailed etching, signed; miniature warrior with a coat of armor and a fan.
2"H x 1"W - larger
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 214
Japanese carved bone figural netsuke: elder man, merchant with white hair pouring tray of rice into a bucket, signed on trousers.
2"H x 1 1/4"W
$140-250

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Sale 1532, Lot 236
Japanese carved Guanyin deity okimono figure 2pc group: standing Guanyin holding a fan with a long robe; standing Guanyin holding a flower.
7"H x 1 1/4"W - largest
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 188
Japanese black lacquer inro 4 part medicine box with fine detail of a flower in red and gold and carved bone netsuke of an elder man holding a scroll along with Peking glass coral color bead.
Some loss to gilt lacquer.
1 3/4"H x 1 1/2"W - box
$400-600

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Sale 1532, Lot 187
Japanese carved black cinnabar lacquer inro medicine box with four compartments and high official polychrome wooden netsuke on silk cord with silver leaf form slide mounted with a spider insect.
3"H x 2"W - box
$300-500

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Sale 1532, Lot 232
Japanese carved figural netsuke 2pc group: smiling boy holding mask of fierce expression (jealousy), engraved robe; mechanical Daruma doll with pop out eyes, both signed.
2"H x 1 1/2"W - one
$160-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 209
Pair of Japanese carved bone figural netsukes: standing figure of a merchant holding scales, signed; seated monk holding beads with highly detailed etched cloak, signed
1 3/4"H x 1 1/4"W - one
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 228
Pair of Japanese carved figural netsuke: elder man scholar holding a scroll painting with a dragon, signed; warrior with black beard and finely detailed etched robe holding a ribbon and jar
2 1/4"H x 1 1/4"W - one
$200-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 216
Japanese carved netsuke figure, 17th Century?; large antique fish with checkered scales.
Fish has large crack under base
1 1/4"H x 2"W
$200-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 198
Pair of Japanese carved netsukes: Buddhist figure with large and tall bare head, small figure on ladder, signed; bird of prey standing atop a skull
2"H x 1 1/2"W - larger
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 191
Japanese carved netsuke 2pc. group: horizontal bar form mythical beast smiling dragon mask / zoomorphic figure, and Buddhist scholar with staff and scroll, signed.
1 1/2"H x 1 1/4"W - one
$100-200

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Sale 1532, Lot 239
Pair of Chinese and Japanese carved bone netsuke: Chinese miniature oval plaque of figures on a terrace, highly detailed relief with trees and flowers; mixed metal Kagamibuta toggle with bronze center scene of warrior riding a horse among waves with gold inlay

$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 190
Antique carved black wood netsuke in form of split log with white carved bone feather lying on top, inset signature in red, detailed bark texture with knot hole on log
1 3/4"H x 1 1/4"W
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 202
Japanese carved boxwood netsuke carving signed Shojiki: antique carving of two frogs resting on a basket woven sandal.
1 3/4"H
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 168
Hand carved Chinese signature chop seal with two small foo dogs, calligraphy inscription, and landscape scene, and a Noh theatre mask netsuke of Ko-Omote.
2 1/2"H x 1"Diam. - larger
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 201
Japanese carved mechanical netsuke 2pc. group: highly detailed and intricately etched movable cat in a barrel with mouse, seated Buddhist monk with swivel head, both signed.
1 3/4"H x 1 1/2"W - larger
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 169
Japanese carved netsuke 2pc group: antique rosewood carving symbolizing abundance with Hotei Buddha holding a fan inside; man holding a child playing drum, dyed short robe, signed on sleeve.
2"H x 1 1/2"W - one
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 174
Japanese carved boxwood and rosewood figural netsuke 2pc group: pair of bearded men playing a board game with inlaid mixed metal, Edo Period, 18th century; boxwood man with a very large bundled sack.
1 1/4"H x 1 1/2"W - one
$300-500

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Sale 1532, Lot 227
Japanese carved figural netsuke 3pc group: old small fisherman with mechanical revolving face; seated man on platform with mallet, holding ax; man with bag and board with holes, holding a stick.
Two seated men are signed.
1 3/4"H x 1 1/4"W - axe man
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 207
Japanese carved figural netsuke 2pc group: young child riding a carp fish with glass eye and details of waves, sea merchant with crab on basket and polychrome etched robe, both signed.

$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 241
Pair Japanese carved bone figural netsuke; polychrome and gilt hand painted court couple, man and woman noble figures holding fans, signed.
hand painted robes of black, red and gold leaf, incensor at side on rock, signed by
the artist
2"H x 1"W - one
$160-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 219
Japanese carved figural netsuke 2pc group: old seated Hotei Buddha figure holding a bowl; merchant figure holding a shell and seated by a basket, both signed by the artist.
1 1/2"H x 1 1/2"W - one
$200-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 218
Japanese carved bone figural mechanical netsuke: kabuki actor holding a fan carrying a package and a ribbon, revolving face, signed by artist.
2"H x 1 1/2"W
$100-200

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Sale 1532, Lot 213
Japanese carved figure group netsuke: two men smoking, one holding pipe and one holding fire, highly textured coat, signed in red. Very fine detail and coloring.
1 1/2"H x 1 1/2"W
$300-500

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Sale 1532, Lot 180
Japanese carved figural miniature netsuke 3pc group: very detailed seated man with box and children crawling over him; man with book seated next to a gourd; man holding a Daruma doll.
1 1/4"H x 2 3/4"W - largest
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 243
Collection of Asian vessels: pair of Chinese red and white porcelain miniature jars, 3 blue and white porcelain snuff bottles, Tibetan snuff bottle with metal filigree, cabochons, and carved tiger eye stone, and Chinese miniature cloissone jar.
Blue and white bottles all signed with underglaze calligraphy mark.
2 3/4"H - one bottle
$300-500

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Sale 1532, Lot 242
Japanese carved netsuke 2pc polychrome group: large head of Buddha with painted detail; full figure or a noble scholar wearing ornate robe with fan, black hat, red calligraphy signature under base.
2 1/4"H x 1 1/4"W - one
$200-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 240
Three Chinese snuff bottles: white Peking glass with etched Chinese calligraphy, porcelain bottle hand painted with auspicious symbols, carved bottle with Taotie mask design.
2 1/2"H x 1 3/4"W - largest
$300-500

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Sale 1532, Lot 220
Japanese carved figural netsuke 2pc group: seated Lohan man holding a beggar's cup; pair of blind leading blind men walking with cane and a bag.
2"H x 1 1/2"W - one
$300-500

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Sale 1532, Lot 222
Japanese carved boxwood netsuke; 4 mice / rats perched atop a melon, signed.
1 1/4"Diam.
$200-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 212
Japanese carved boxwood Netsuke; man standing holding a bone egg with detail of egg basket, signed.
short robe, short legs.
1 3/4"H.
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 178
Japanese carved boxwood netsuke; boy pulling loincloth from a clam shell, signed.
1 1/4" x 1 1/2".
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 217
Japanese carved boxwood netsuke by Hokbei; man atop a large cart wheel (wheel-wright), signed.
1 1/2" dia.
$160-250

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Sale 1532, Lot 199
Japanese carved netsuke; man and monkey seated on log with pip and tobacco bag, red inset seal signed.
Detail of fur and hair, rope sandals, artist signed on red inset seal.
1 1/2" x 1 3/4"
$140-250

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Sale 1532, Lot 177
Japanese carved mechanical netsuke; boy with movable swivel head holding pot or jar, signed.
with cap ruffled collar, tongue out, hands in front, front and legs on bottom, signed by the artist.
2" x 2"
$200-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 208
Japanese very finely carved netsuke; boat with seven Gods, ornately detailed boat with dragon head and phonix bird, signed by the artist Ryuchin.
One sail, small faces of Gods in symbolic oval boat. Fine detail.
2" x 1".
$500-700

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Sale 1532, Lot 211
Japanese carved netsuke; Large monkey, seated in basket, holding fruit, ball shape, fur detail, signed by the artist.
1 1/2"dia.
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 170
Japanese carved netsuke; seated baboon, animal beast figure, open mouth, ruby eyes, hair or fur detail, long tail, antique.
1 1/2"H x 3/4"W
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 183
Japanese carved netsuke; Fu-ten, devil figure with windbag looking in sack, opening reveals face inside, signed, fine quality.
3/4"H x 1 3/4"W
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 215
Japanese carved figure group netsuke; man and boy playing with a rabbit toy, signed, fine detail.
seated man in kimono holding tassels, rabbit on wagon with fan.
1 1/4"H x 1 3/4"W
$300-500

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Sale 1532, Lot 189
Japanese carved Buddha figure; Hotei with gourd, bare stomach, bare feet, engraved kimono, fine detail, signed.
2 1/4"H x 1 1/4"W
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 205
Japanese carved netsuke; small baby asleep beside round drum on accordion fold calligraphy sheet, etched trousers, head on hand, signed.
Fine quality.
1"H x 1 1/2"W
$100-200

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Sale 1532, Lot 197
Japanese carved netsuke; old woman holding beads and mallet with drum, etched coat and sash, detail on bottom, signed.
black hair, fine engraving.
1 1/4"H x 1 1/4"W
$100-200

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Sale 1532, Lot 221
Japanese carved guardian animal figure netsuke; elephant/lion mythical beast in seated position, with curly mane and tail, signed by artist.
1 1/2"H x 1 1/2"W
$200-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 235
Japanese carved okimono figure of a court lady with fan attached on base.
5 1/2"H x 2"W
$200-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 194
Japanese carved netsuke 2pc group: old small Buddha in smooth sided open shell, hood around figure, signed; boxwood good fortune folded leaf frond with peach fruit.
1 3/4"H x 1 1/4"W - one
$200-300

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Sale 1532, Lot 193
Japanese carved figural netsuke 2pc polychrome group: seated Buddha with fan and decorated robe; two travelers with rolled pack and walking stick. Both signed by the artist.
1 3/4"H x 1 3/4"W - one
$200-400

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Sale 1532, Lot 196
Japanese carved figural netsuke 2pc group: two fishermen riding on a large carp with ropes; boy wrestling a large fish, both signed.
Chip to foot of single figure.

$140-250

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Sale 1532, Lot 231
Japanese carved figural netsuke 2pc group: old bone Hotei with large sack; Buddha with mallet, signed.
1 1/4"H x 1 1/4"Diam. - one
$100-200

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Sale 1532, Lot 244
Three Japanese netsuke figures: two tiny figures in a bamboo stalk; Immortal figure with deer and staff; and a carved goat on a stand.
2"H x 1 1/2'W - largest
$50-100