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Auction House:
Davidson Auctions
Number of lots recorded:91
Lots with images:91
Prices available:91
Category:
Netsuke
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Eleven various Japanese ivory and other items. 10 various netsuke including boy, lion and cub; frog and 7 others (most signed to base); and string of carved bone hand beads with silk tassel attached. Various ***
*** Japanese carved wood netsuke, in the form of a monkey. Height 4 cm ***
*** Japanese carved wood netsuke. Woman with mythical animals. Height 6 cm ***
*** Japanese intricately carved wood netsuke. Bear with ivory eyes, and skeleton. Height three cm ***
*** Four various mammoth ivory carvings, Japanese samurai, holding his katana and fan, stained & coloured with carved reserve signature. 3 signed netsuke, one depicting Hotai with his sack; an old sage holding a peach; & a mushroom. Height 8.5 cm (samurai)… ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Spherical, extensively carved with dragon amidst many celestial animals, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 5 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Egg with hatching chicken, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 3 cm ***
*** Japanese boxwood netsuke lioness. Signed. ***
*** Mid 20th century Japanese ivory netsuke, depicting Hotei with his rat signed in oval cartouche. Height 5.5 cm ***
*** Three various carved ivory netsukes. Mythical dog with ball, man with basket, and woman with bowl. Height 2.5 cm (average) ***
*** 19th century Japanese ivory netsuke. 7 monkeys climbing on a gourd. Signed. Height 4.5 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Mother and two children. Height 4 cm ***
*** Japanese carved wood netsuke. Depicting rat on a mushroom. Height 3 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Large man in kimono. Signed to base. Height 5 cm. W68g ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Carved as human skull with a rat on top, signature not apparent. ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Boy with large fish, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height four cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Elephant & figures. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 5 cm ***
*** Early 20th century Japanese ivory netsuke. Fukurokuju with his staff, accompanied by five attendants, all standing atop a dragon turtle. Signed. Height 6 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Mouse on tortoise, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 3 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Rat, with rat in a bag, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 3 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Coiled snake, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 3 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Monkey carrying mask, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height four cm ***
*** Ivory netsuke lion, signed to to the reverse ***
*** Japanese netsuke. Depicting a seated monkey, horn inlaid eyes. Signed in an oval reserve ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Man and woman, rabbit and monkey group. Carved scene and signature to base. Height 4 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Bat, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 3.5 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Dog and puppy, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 3 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Mouse & young. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height two cm ***
*** Early 20th century Japanese Karakuri netsuke. Wooden lion head netsuke with trick mechanism. Mouth opens to reveal ivory mask carver with mask. Signed. Wood, horn and ivory. Height 4 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Basket with removeable abalone shell top. Length 5 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Meiji period figure group depicting an actor holding a dog mask & playing with a child seated upon his back. Signed in an oval reserve. Important note for buyers: international trade in ivory, or items containing ivory components,… ***
*** Japanese Meiji period ivory mask netsuke, Buaku mask, the angry demon, with ferocious expression. Unsigned. Height 4.5 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Carved as two masks. Signed. Height 2.5 cm ***
*** Japanese rotating face ivory netsuke. Interchangeable male and female faces - figure with staff. Signed. Height 6 cm ***
*** Early Japanese ivory netsuke. Man carrying sack. Height 3 cm ***
*** Collection 6 various Oriental items. Chinese carved hardstone parasol handle; small bowl; goat figure; seal; signed Japanese ivory netsuke (A/F); and jar. Various ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Man wearing robes. Signed to base. Height 5 cm weight 25gms. ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Fisherman figure. Signed to base. Height 6 cm. W31g ***
*** Early Japanese ivory netsuke of a man & a dog in a Bathtub. Signed. Height 4 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Man with bamboo stick, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 5 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Bearded man carrying gourd, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 5 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Carved as fierce oni with attached monkey fur trim. ***
*** Japanese carved ivory netsuke. Human skull surmounted by snake consuming a toad. Small loss to toad. Height 6 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Chicken hatching from an egg. Signed to base in red and black characters. Height 5 cm ***
*** 19th century Japanese whalebone netsuke, Humorously carved as a man struggling to lift a bulging sack, height 2.5 cm ***
*** Japanese boxwood netsuke. Hare. Signed to base. Height 6 cm ***
*** Japanese carved wood netsuke. Two men with a drum. Height 3 cm ***
*** Early 20th century Japanese ivory netsuke. Man holding a bowl of sake. Signed. Height 3.5 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Old man with fan. Signed to base. Height 5 cm. W35g ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Egg form, signed. Nb: export restricted. ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Man & frog, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 6 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Samurai warrior with rotating head, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 6 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Man with drum. Signed to base. Height 5 cm. W24g ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Double sided head, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 3 cm ***
*** Japanese carved ivory netsuke. Traveller with packages. Height 5.5 cm ***
*** Early 20th century Japanese ivory netsuke. Fukurokuju with two dogs. Signed. Height 5 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Kabuki Actor. Signed to base. Height 5 cm ***
*** Netsuke Kyalin. Signed to base. 3.5 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Woman carrying box & water bowl. Signed to base. Height 5 cm. W22g ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Man with baby in arms. Signed to base. Height 5 cm. W22g ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Man on masked cushion, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 3 cm ***
*** Two Japanese ivory netsuke. Kyalin, signed; and seated man. ***
*** Japanese Ivory Cranes Netsuke. Signed to base. Height 3 cm ***
*** Japanese Meiji period bone netsuke. An old man grasping his long beard and a walking staff, height 5 cm ***
*** Book, 'Masterpieces of Netsuke Art,' pub. 1975, Weatherhill press, Ny. with slipcase. ***
*** Three various Japanese netsuke, including ivory frogs; bone skeleton; and bone woman and child group. Height 5 cm. (average) ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Woman with fan, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Woodworker. Height 3 cm. Width four cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Fisherman and net, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height four cm ***
*** Japanese stained netsuke. Rabbit on straw parcel. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height four cm ***
*** Early Japanese Ivory Netsuke. Man holding Nao mask with brass carrying ring attached. Height 3.5 cm ***
*** Three Japanese netsuke. One staghorn depicting Hotai; boxwood monkey & snake; & a resin shishi, height 4 cm & 5.5 cm, length 5 cm (shishi) ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Man with water vessel. Signed to base. Height 4 cm ***
*** Japanese Ivory Samurai Figure Netsuke. Signed to base. Height 6 cm ***
*** 20th century Japanese Itobori mask netsuke 'Hannya' Saishiki style height 6 cm, together with a pair of miniature celluloid masks. (A/F) ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Sage, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 5 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Bearded man in kimono, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 5 cm ***
*** Walrus (?) netsuke. Man with basket. 4 cm ***
*** Signed Japanese netsuke & small box. Height 3 cm (netsuke) ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Man in kimono. Signed to base. Height 6 cm. W24g ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Woman with parcel. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 3 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Seated man with fan, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height four cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Mother & child, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 3 cm ***
*** Japanese ivory netsuke. Bearded seated man, signed. Provenance: Private Collection, ACT. Height 3.5 cm ***
*** Two Japanese carved wood netsuke. Falcon & buffalo. Both signed. ***
*** Japanese boxwood netsuke of a geisha. Height 5 cm ***
*** Japanese Ivory Netsuke. two men embracing a sack. Provenance: Hawkins family Length 4 cm ***
*** Japanese bone netsuke. Sleeping man. Length 3.5 cm ***
*** Japanese resin netsuke. Monkey. Height 4 cm ***
*** Japanese bone figure netsuke. Height 7 cm ***
*** Carved ivory netsuke. Seated scholar. Height four cm ***