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Ten ivory netsuke
19th/20th century
The first depicting a chick emerging from its shell, inscribed with a red seal Kogyoku; the second depicting a recumbent duck, turning his head to look over his wings, eyes inlaid in horn, inscribed Tora; the third depicting a swallow, inscribed Yasutake; the fourth depicting a stylized fukurasuzume, the eyes inlaid in dark horn; the fifth in the form of a resting rat holding a fish, eyes inlaid in dark horn; the sixth depicting a seated dog scratching its chin, the eyes inlaid in dark horn; the seventh depicting a goldfish, the eyes inlaid in horn, inscribed Washo; the eighth depicting three toads sitting on a large lotus leaf; the ninth depicting a group of six rats climbing on a pumpkin; the tenth depicting a seated kirin, inscribed Kogyoku
Sizes ranging from 4 cm. to 10 cm. long (10)
19th/20th century
The first depicting a chick emerging from its shell, inscribed with a red seal Kogyoku; the second depicting a recumbent duck, turning his head to look over his wings, eyes inlaid in horn, inscribed Tora; the third depicting a swallow, inscribed Yasutake; the fourth depicting a stylized fukurasuzume, the eyes inlaid in dark horn; the fifth in the form of a resting rat holding a fish, eyes inlaid in dark horn; the sixth depicting a seated dog scratching its chin, the eyes inlaid in dark horn; the seventh depicting a goldfish, the eyes inlaid in horn, inscribed Washo; the eighth depicting three toads sitting on a large lotus leaf; the ninth depicting a group of six rats climbing on a pumpkin; the tenth depicting a seated kirin, inscribed Kogyoku
Sizes ranging from 4 cm. to 10 cm. long (10)
Special notice
Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €5,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €5,001 and €400,000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €400,001. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.
Sale room notice
Please note that in on page 158 of the printed catalogue the middle fish on the lowest image belongs to lot 510.