Lot Essay
Hankai was one of Emperor Han Kao Tsu's ministers. Hearing that some peolpe were plotting against the emperor, he burst into a room where they were assembled taking the door with him.
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A GROUP OF NETSUKE
19TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF NETSUKE
19th Century
Of a Kawari kabuto with its shikuro in stained ivory, an oni mask maedate, signed Ryuzan, an attached wood ojime modelled as an abumi, aogai inlay; an ivory netsuke of a bowl containing a fish, eyes inlaid in horn and aogai, with signature Mitsuhiro, crack and chip; an ivory okimono style netsuke of a tsuitate, one side carved with Hankai bursting into a room, the door under his arm, signed Kogyoku and kao; and a gold lacquer and wood netsuke of an octopus pot, the cover in metal and engraved with an octopus, the cover signed Yanagawa Nao Masa
1¾in. (4.4cm.) high, 1 1/8in. (2.8cm.) long, 1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) diam., 2in. (4.9cm.) wide and 1in. (4.5cm.) high respectively (4)
19th Century
Of a Kawari kabuto with its shikuro in stained ivory, an oni mask maedate, signed Ryuzan, an attached wood ojime modelled as an abumi, aogai inlay; an ivory netsuke of a bowl containing a fish, eyes inlaid in horn and aogai, with signature Mitsuhiro, crack and chip; an ivory okimono style netsuke of a tsuitate, one side carved with Hankai bursting into a room, the door under his arm, signed Kogyoku and kao; and a gold lacquer and wood netsuke of an octopus pot, the cover in metal and engraved with an octopus, the cover signed Yanagawa Nao Masa
1¾in. (4.4cm.) high, 1 1/8in. (2.8cm.) long, 1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) diam., 2in. (4.9cm.) wide and 1in. (4.5cm.) high respectively (4)