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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 12, 2016 | Bonhams | London | Fine Japanese Art | 248 | $****** - ****** | Eight ivory and one stag antler manju netsuke |
sculpture
ivory, stag antler
The first carved in sunk relief with a small boy seated on an ox, viewed from the front, the reverse engraved with a basket and scythe, signed Mitsutoshi (Koju) with a kao, 4.8cm (1 7/8in) diam.; the second carved in a similar manner with the early hero Yamato Takeru moving blazing grass with his sword, unsigned, 4.6cm (1¾in) diam.; the third carved with the bust of a female Buddhist deity holding the sleeve of her robe to her mouth, unsigned, 4.4cm (1¾in) diam.; the fourth carved in sunk relief with Yojo stabbing the cloak of his enemy Cho Mujutsu ('Merciless Zhao'), the reverse with a straw hat and cane, signed Kogetsusai with seal Naomasa, 5cm (2 1/8in) diam.; the fifth similarly carved with Chokaro Sennin and his miniature horse, the reverse with a running horse, signed Ichijusai Kou with kao, 4.7cm (1 7/8in) diam.; the sixth carved with two Otsu-e characters, Oni no Nenbutsu and Fujihime, signed Minkoku, 5cm (2in) diam; the seventh shallow circular, carved in sunk relief with a bold design of Oniwaka fighting with a large carp while holding a knife in his mouth, one visible eye inlaid, signed Doshosai, 6cm (2 3/8in) diam.; the eighth almost square, similarly carved with a shishi seated, holding a ball, one visible eye inlaid, signed Dosho, 5.4cm (2 1/8in) high; the ninth of stag antler, of shallow circular form, carved and elaborately pierced with a rain dragon among lotus plants and a vessel and cover amid breaking waves, the antler with a dark stain, unsigned, 5.4cm (2 1/8in) diam. (9)
