• Auction 10985

    A Private Collection of Japanese Art: Netsuke, Inro and Sword Fittings

    6 October 2015 - 20 October 2015, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 336,188 (USD)
85 Lots for Sale 10985
Lot 1
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Koma Kyuhaku saku, Edo period (18th - 19th century)
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 2
A three-case lacquer inro
Signed Yoyusai and kao (cursive monogram), Edo period (19th
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 4
A four-case lacquer inro
With signature Zeshin, Meiji period (late 19th century)
4 in. (10.2 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,125
Lot 6
A five-case lacquer inro
Signed Koma Kyuhaku saku, Edo period (18th century)
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 7
A three-case lacquer inro
Signed Shiomi masanari, Edo period (18th century)
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 8
A five-case lacquer inro
Signed Shiomi Masanari (1647-1722), Edo period (18th century)
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 9
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Hoin Tan'yu ga Tatsuke Shiba Kokyo sha, Edo period (19th century)
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 10
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Koma Koryu saku, Edo period (late 18th century)
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$5,625
Lot 11
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Shunsho with a red jar seal, Edo period (18th - 19th century)
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 12
A three-case lacquer inro
Signed Kajikawa Bunryusai saku, Edo period (19th century)
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 13
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Koma Kyuhaku saku, Edo period (19th century)
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 14
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Ikeda Taishin (1825-1903) and sealed
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
estimate
$4,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 15
A lacquer tobacco container (tonkotsu)
Signed kiji Ryugen zo maki-e Seiho saku, Edo-Meiji period (19th century)
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
estimate
$700 - $900

price realized
$1,062
Lot 17
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Koma Yasuoki saku, Edo period (19th century)
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 19
A lacquer tobacco container (tonkotsu)
Signed Shiomi Masanari, Edo period (19th century)
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) wide
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,625
Lot 20
A three-case lacquer inro
Signed Koma Kyuhaku saku, Edo period (19th century)
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 21
A three-case lacquer inro
Signed Koma Kansai saku, Edo period (19th century)
4 ¼ in. (10.8 cm.) long
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$13,750
Lot 22
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Koma Koryu saku and kao (cursive monogram), Edo period
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,375
Lot 23
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Kajikawa saku with a red jar seal, Edo period (19th century)
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
estimate
$800 - $1,000

price realized
$1,625
Lot 24
A three-case lacquer inro
Signed Koma Kyuhaku saku, Edo period (18th century)
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$5,250
Lot 25
A three-case lacquer inro
Signed Kano Motonobu shita-e Koma Koryu saku, Edo period (18th -
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 26
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Koma Kyui saku, Edo period (18th - 19th century)
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 27
A five-case lacquer inro
Signed Toyo (Iizuka Toyo; 1725?-1790) and with cursive monogram (kao)
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 28
A three-case lacquer inro
Edo period (18th - 19th century)
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) long
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$3,250
Lot 29
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Gyoshosai and kao (cursive monogram), Edo period (19th
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 31
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Inagawa and with red jar seal, Edo period (19th century)
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 32
A three-case lacquer inro
Signed Kansai zo, Edo period (18th - 19th century)
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) long
estimate
$800 - $1,000

price realized
$812
Lot 33
A five-case lacquer inro
Signed Kajikawa saku and with red jar seal mark, Edo period (18th
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$1,000
Lot 34
A two-case lacquer inro
Signed Shoho, Edo period (19th century)
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long
estimate
$800 - $1,000

price realized
$1,187
Lot 35
A three-case lacquer inro
Signed Kajikawa saku and with a red jar seal, Edo period (18th century)
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 37
A four-case lacquer inro
Signed Koma Koryu saku and kao (cursive monogram), Edo period
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$1,750
Lot 38
A lacquer tobacco container (tonkotsu)
Signed Toyo (Iizuka Toyo; 1725?-1790) and with kao, Edo period
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,000
Lot 41
A group of two lacquer inro
Edo period (19th century)
Each 3 in. (7.6 cm.) long approximately
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 42
A group of two lacquer inro
Edo period (19th century)
Each 3 in. (7.6 cm.) long approximately
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,125
Lot 43
A group of three lacquer inro
Edo period (19th century)
each 3 in. (7.6 cm.) long approximately
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 44
A group of three lacquer inro
Edo period (19th century)
Each 3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 45
A group of three lacquer inro
Edo period (19th century)
The first, 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) long; the second 3 in. (7.8 cm.) long; the third 3 in. (7.8 cm.) long
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 46
A group of two lacquer inro
Edo period (19th century)
Each 3 in. (7.6 cm.) long approximately
estimate
$800 - $1,000

price realized
$937
Lot 47
A group of three lacquer inro
Edo period (19th century)
Each 3 in. (7.6 cm.) long approximately
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 48
A group of four lacquer inro and a tonkotsu (tobacco container)
Edo period (19th century)
The first 3 in. (7.6 cm.) long; the second 2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) long; the third 3 in. (7.6 cm.) long; the forth 3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$3,500
Lot 49
A lacquered-wood incense box and cover
Signed Zeshin (Shibata Zeshin; 1807-1891), Meiji period (late 19th
2 ½ x 2 ½ x 1 ¼ in. (6.4 x 6.4 x 3.2 cm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$8,750
Lot 50
A lacquer writing box (suzuribako)
Sealed Kan (Ogawa Haritsu [Ritsuo]; 1663-1747), Edo period (18th
9 ½ x 8 ¾ x 2 in. (24.1 x 22.2 x 5.1 cm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$30,000
Lot 52
A lacquer incense box and cover
Signed Zeshin (Shibata Zeshin; 1807-1891), Meiji period (late 19th
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter
estimate
$700 - $900

price realized
$1,187
Lot 53
A carved wood netsuke of a foreign warrior
Signed Kokeisai Sansho (1871-1936), Meiji - Taisho period (early 20th
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$37,500
Lot 54
A carved wood netsuke of a monkey
Signed Tomokazu, Edo period (19th century)
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$15,000
Lot 55
A carved wood netsuke of a Gama Sennin
Signed Toyomasa (Naito Toyomasa; 1773-1856), Edo period (18th - 19th
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$18,750
Lot 56
A carved wood netsuke of a bamboo shoot
Edo-Meiji period (19th century)
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) long
estimate
$800 - $1,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 57
A carved wood netsuke of a toad
Signed Masakatsu, Edo period (19th century)
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) long
estimate
$800 - $1,000

price realized
$2,000
Lot 58
A carved wood netsuke of a toad
Signed Masanao, Edo period (19th century)
1 ¾ in. (4.5 cm) long
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 59
A carved wood netsuke of a demon
Signed Tanri, Edo period (19th century)
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) high
estimate
$800 - $1,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 60
A carved wood netsuke of a lady
Signed Shumin, Edo period (19th century)
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) high
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,375
Lot 61
A carved wood netsuke of a man
Signed Josui, Edo period (19th century)
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) high
estimate
$400 - $600

price realized
$437
Lot 62
A carved wood netsuke of Oni
With signature Masanao, Edo period (19th century)
1 ¼ in. (3.2 cm.) high
estimate
$500 - $700

price realized
$2,250
Lot 64
A carved wood netsuke of a boy
Signed Homin, Meiji period (late 19th century)
2 in. (5.1 cm) high
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$2,500
Lot 65
A carved wood netsuke of a wolf
Signed and dated An’ei ni mi kugatsu (September 1773)
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) long
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$10,000
Lot 66
A carved wood netsuke of a man
Signed Sogaku to (carved by Sogaku), Meiji-Taisho period (early
1 ¼ in. (3.2 cm.) high
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$3,250
Lot 67
A carved wood netsuke of a badger
Signed Ransen, Edo period (19th century)
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) high
estimate
$800 - $1,000

price realized
$2,000
Lot 68
A carved wood netsuke of demon's head
With signature Toyomasa, Edo period (19th century)
1 in. (2.5 cm.) wide
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$1,187
Lot 69
A group of two carved wood netsuke
The first signed Gyokkei, Edo period (19th century)
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) high each
estimate
$600 - $800

price realized
$750
Lot 70
A group of three carved wood netsuke
Each signed Masayuki and with cursive monogram (kao), Edo period
The first 1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) high; the second 1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) long; the third 1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$2,375
Lot 71
A group of five carved wood netsuke
Edo - Meiji period (18th - 20th century)
The first 2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high; the second 2 ½ (6.4 cm.) high; the third 1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) long; the fourth 1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) high; the fifth 1 ¾ in. (4.5 cm.) high
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,062
Lot 72
A group of six wood netsuke
The third signed Jingetsu; fourth signed Saimin; fifth signed
The first 4 in. (10.2 cm.) high; the second 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.) high; the third 2 in. (5.1 cm.) high; the fourth 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm.) high; the fifth 2 in. (5.1 cm.) high; 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$3,750
Lot 73
A group of six wood carved wood netsuke
Edo period (18th - 19th century)
The first 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high; the second 3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) high; the third 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high; the fourth 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high; the fifth 3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high; the sixth 2 in. (5.1 cm.) high
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 74
A group of five netsuke
The first signed Tsuji; the second signed Ikko, Edo-Meiji period
The first 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) high; the second 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) long; the third 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) high; the fourth 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm.) long; the fifth 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) high
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$6,000
Lot 75
A group of two carved wood netsuke
The first signed Tomokazu, Edo period (19th century)
1 ¾ in. (4.5 cm.) long approximately each
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 76
A pair of lacquer incense boxes and covers
Meiji period (late 19th century)
4 ¾ in. (12.1 cm.) long each
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,250
Lot 77
A polychrome- and gilded-wood figure of Jikokuten
Edo period (18th - 19th century)
24 ½ in. (62.2 cm.) high with stand
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 78
A gilded-wood figure of Nyoirin Kannon...
Edo period (18th - 19th century)
20 ½ in. (52.1 cm.) high with stand
estimate
$3,000 - $4,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 79
A group of five soft metal and iron tsuba
Edo period (19th century)
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter approximately each
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$2,500
Lot 80
A group of four soft-metal and iron tsuba
Edo period (19th century)
3 in. (7.6 cm.) diameter approximately each
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$6,250
Lot 81
A group of four soft-metal and iron tsuba
Edo period (19th century)
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter approximately each
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$3,750
Lot 82
A group of four iron tsuba
Edo period (18th - 19th century)
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter approximately each
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 83
A group of nine iron and shakudo tsuba
Edo period (18th - 19th century)
3 in. (7.6 cm.) diameter approximately each
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$1,375
Lot 84
A group of five sot-metal tsuba
Edo period (19th century)
3 in. (7.6 cm.) diameter approximately each
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,187
Lot 85
A set of kozuka and kogai
Edo period (19th century)
Kogai 8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.) long; Kozuka 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$1,000
Lot 86
A group of twelve sword fittings
The second signed Kawajima; the eighth with signature Ichiyanagi
Various sizes
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$1,875
Lot 89
A group of eleven kozuka and three kozuka panels
The first with signature Sesshuzu Toshihisa; the second with signature
3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long approximately each
estimate
$1,000 - $2,000

price realized
$2,125
Lot 90
A group of eight sets of fuchi-kashira
The first signed Katsuryuken Masayoshi, gyonen rokujumitsu (at the age
1 in. (2.5 cm.) long approximately each
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 91
A group of eight sets of fuchi-kashira
The second signed Naonobu; the third with signature Gashoshi Nagatsune;
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) long approximately each
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$2,125
Lot 92
A group of seven sets of fuchi-kashira
The first signed Tsunenao; the second signed Iwamoto Konkan; the
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) long approximately each
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$2,000
Lot 93
A group of eight sets of fuchi-kashira
The first signed Naomine; the second signed Inkosai Fuji shi Tsuchiya
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) long approximately each
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$4,000
Lot 94
A group of six sets of fuchi-kashira
The first signed Yoshihisa; the second signed Yanagawa
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) long approximately each.
estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

price realized
$2,125
Lot 96
A group of ten sets of fuchi-kashira
The first with signature Otsuryuken Shozui; the third signed
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) long approximately each
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 97
A group of nine sword fittings
The second signed Yasuchika (Yasuchika II); the third signed
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) long approximately each.
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$1,250
Lot 98
A Shinshinto wakizashi
Edo period (19th century)
estimate
$1,500 - $2,000

price realized
$4,000
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