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FINE JAPANESE KYOTO SCHOOL CARVED IVORY NETSUKE BY TOMOTADA 18th Century Length 1.75".

JAPANESE GILT LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO BY KOGYOKUSAI 19th Century Inro length 3.5". Ojime diameter

SUPERFINE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE BY TADAKAZU (CHUICHI) Late 19th Century Height 2.25".

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JAPANESE CARVED IVORY OKIMONO BY GYOKUTO (TAMAGATANA) 19th Century Height 2". Length 3".: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY OKIMONO BY GYOKUTO (TAMAGATANA) 19th Century A kneeling man tending to his potted plants. Signed on inlaid lacquer plaque on the bottom. Height 2". Length 3".

8167: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY OKIMONO BY GYOKUTO (TAMAGATANA) 19th Century Height 2". Length 3".Est. $500-$1,000Lot Passed

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JAPANESE CARVED IVORY OKIMONO 19th Century Height on stand 4.375".: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY OKIMONO 19th Century Two working men gathering and preparing food. Finely detailed. Done in separate parts and attached to a common ivory base. Some parts rendered in walrus

8168: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY OKIMONO 19th Century Height on stand 4.375".Est. $400-$600

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JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE Late 19th Century Height 1.375".: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE Late 19th Century Domestic scene of a woman in a finely detailed kimono cleaning a man's ears. Bottom also nicely detailed with signed inlaid lacquer plaque. Height

8169: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE Late 19th Century Height 1.375".Est. $300-$500

JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE 19th Century Height 1.125". Length 1.875".: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE 19th Century A seated man next to a standing karako. The man with one hand on his head and the other holding a brush above various sagemono items. The karako placing a

8170: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE 19th Century Height 1.125". Length 1.875".Est. $500-$800Lot Passed

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JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE BY HAKUUNSAI 19th Century Height 1.5".: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE BY HAKUUNSAI 19th Century Three figures sitting around a table and enjoying drinks together. Nicely detailed expressions with red lacquer highlights to their mouths.

8171: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE BY HAKUUNSAI 19th Century Height 1.5".Est. $350-$550

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TWO CARVED FIGURAL NETSUKE 20th Century Heights 1.75" and 2.125".: TWO CARVED FIGURAL NETSUKE 20th Century A seated figure with a pipe and a standing figure with a hoe over his shoulder. Both signed. Nice facial expressions. Heights 1.75" and 2.125".

8172: TWO CARVED FIGURAL NETSUKE 20th Century Heights 1.75" and 2.125".Est. $300-$500

JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE BY UNSEI 19th Century Height 1.5".: JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE BY UNSEI 19th Century A seated man laughing with his hand on his hand. Nice spacious himotoshi. Signed on bottom. Height 1.5".

8173: JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE BY UNSEI 19th Century Height 1.5".Est. $300-$500Lot Passed

TWO JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE 19th/Early 20th Century: TWO JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE 19th/Early 20th Century 1) A sitting man with a back scratcher. Unsigned. Height 1.25". 2) An oni struggling to carry a large mask on its back. Unsigned. Height 1.75".

8174: TWO JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE 19th/Early 20th CenturyEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

JAPANESE COMPOSITE NETSUKE 20th Century Height 2".: JAPANESE COMPOSITE NETSUKE 20th Century A robed oni. Unsigned. Height 2".

8175: JAPANESE COMPOSITE NETSUKE 20th Century Height 2".Est. $300-$400Lot Passed

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JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE 19th Century Height 1.375".: JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE 19th Century A sitting oni holding an instrument in its lap and a stick to its head. Finely detailed. Instrument with mother-of-pearl inlay. Double inlaid eyes. Signed on

8176: JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE 19th Century Height 1.375".Est. $400-$600

JAPANESE CARVED NETSUKE 20th Century Height 2".: JAPANESE CARVED NETSUKE 20th Century A hand holding the head of Kannon. Signed. Height 2".

8177: JAPANESE CARVED NETSUKE 20th Century Height 2".Est. $300-$500Lot Passed

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JAPANESE CARVED NUT NETSUKE 19th Century Height 1.375".: JAPANESE CARVED NUT NETSUKE 19th Century Carved with a script verse on one side and a view of a man in heavy clothing with a stick on the other side. Curious himotoshi with three holes; one slightly

8178: JAPANESE CARVED NUT NETSUKE 19th Century Height 1.375".Est. $300-$500

JAPANESE CARVED NUT NETSUKE Late 19th Century Height 1.25".: JAPANESE CARVED NUT NETSUKE Late 19th Century A kurumi (walnut) carved with a peach and a short poem. Unsigned. Height 1.25".

8179: JAPANESE CARVED NUT NETSUKE Late 19th Century Height 1.25".Est. $300-$500Lot Passed

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HUMOROUS JAPANESE CARVED SASHI NETSUKE Late 19th/Early 20th Century Height 4.25".: HUMOROUS JAPANESE CARVED SASHI NETSUKE Late 19th/Early 20th Century A tanuki holding up his large scrotum and supporting a grinning monkey. Finely detailed expressions; the tanuki with inlaid eyes.

8180: HUMOROUS JAPANESE CARVED SASHI NETSUKE Late 19th/Early 20th Century Height 4.25".Est. $300-$500

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JAPANESE CARVED WOOD SHUNGA NETSUKE Early 20th Century Height 2".: JAPANESE CARVED WOOD SHUNGA NETSUKE Early 20th Century Double-sided explicit carvings of male and female anatomy. Signed on inset plaque. Height 2".

8181: JAPANESE CARVED WOOD SHUNGA NETSUKE Early 20th Century Height 2".Est. $300-$500

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JAPANESE CARVED IVORY TWO-PIECE SHUNGA OKIMONO BY GYOKUSHO Late 19th Century Length 2".: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY TWO-PIECE SHUNGA OKIMONO BY GYOKUSHO Late 19th Century A sleeping man and his erotic dream. The upper piece with a courtesan resting with his head on one hand and a fan in his

8182: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY TWO-PIECE SHUNGA OKIMONO BY GYOKUSHO Late 19th Century Length 2".Est. $400-$600

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JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE BY GYOKUSHO Late 19th Century Height 2.125".: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE BY GYOKUSHO Late 19th Century Depicting Gentoku on horseback, holding the reins in his left hand and wielding a weapon in his right. Horse with inlaid eyes and nicely

8183: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE BY GYOKUSHO Late 19th Century Height 2.125".Est. $400-$600

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JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE BY GYOKUSHO Late 19th Century Height 2.375".: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE BY GYOKUSHO Late 19th Century An old merchant carrying a leafy branch, a mask and dice. Wonderful fine and detailed patterning. Signed. Height 2.375".

8184: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE BY GYOKUSHO Late 19th Century Height 2.375".Est. $400-$600

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JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE/OJIME BY GYOKUSHO Late 19th Century Length 2".: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE/OJIME BY GYOKUSHO Late 19th Century Openwork carving of masks in a wide range of nicely detailed expressions. Signed. Can be strung either as a netsuke or a large ojime.

8185: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE/OJIME BY GYOKUSHO Late 19th Century Length 2".Est. $400-$600

THREE JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE 19th Century Heights 1.5".: THREE JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE 19th Century Noh masks. Each with one mask on the front and three on the back. Each unsigned. Heights 1.5".

8186: THREE JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE 19th Century Heights 1.5".Est. $400-$600Lot Passed

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TWO JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE 19th Century Heights 1.625".: TWO JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE 19th Century Noh masks. Both with one mask on the front and three on the back. One signed "Koichi". The other unsigned. Heights 1.625".

8187: TWO JAPANESE CARVED IVORY NETSUKE 19th Century Heights 1.625".Est. $400-$600

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JAPANESE CARVED STAG ANTLER NETSUKE Early 19th Century Height 2.25".: JAPANESE CARVED STAG ANTLER NETSUKE Early 19th Century A Noh mask. Hollow center with centered himotoshi hole. Unsigned. Height 2.25".

8188: JAPANESE CARVED STAG ANTLER NETSUKE Early 19th Century Height 2.25".Est. $300-$500

JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE Late 19th/Early 20th Century Length 2.25".: JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE Late 19th/Early 20th Century A Noh Hannya mask. Length 2.25".

8189: JAPANESE CARVED WOOD NETSUKE Late 19th/Early 20th Century Length 2.25".Est. $200-$250Lot Passed

JAPANESE CARVED IVORY TRICK NETSUKE BY TOMOYUKI 19th Century Height 2".: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY TRICK NETSUKE BY TOMOYUKI 19th Century A dynamic Noh actor with movable mask; one side with a calm expression and the other with an angry expression. Signed on bottom. Height 2".

8190: JAPANESE CARVED IVORY TRICK NETSUKE BY TOMOYUKI 19th Century Height 2".Est. $400-$600Lot Passed

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