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Dmitry Levit Asian Art

Dmitry Levit Asian Art

Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related (44)

Netsuke “NO EVIL” MONKEY by YUKIMASA Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1980 item# 1201641
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Ivory netsuke of a seated monkey wearing a short jacket and using all of its limbs to perform a triple “see, speak and hear no evil” all by itself. Excellent clever design, compact shape, beautifully incised fingernails. Pleasant patina, great light staining and etching of its fur. Signed YUKIMASA on the bottom - for a good discussion of this excellent artist (born in 1914) see CONTEMPORARY NETSUKE by Miriam Kinsey, p. 233. Height 1 7/16 inches.

Netsuke stretching book reader by GYOKUSHO Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1970 item# 1201639
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Ivory netsuke of a man seated by a hot sand brazier with a kettle on it, putting a book aside and stretching his arms. Excellent detailed carving - his his wonderful face, tobacco pouch with pipe case by his side, a ladle for stirring the sand, brazier, book and kettle textures. Beautifully stained and finished. Signed GYOKUSHO on the bottom - for a brief discussion of the artist see CONTEMPORARY NETSUKE by Miriam Kinsey, p. 216. Height 1 3/4 inches.

Netsuke 2 TADPOLES by RYOSHU Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1960 item# 1200384
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Unusual ivory netsuke of two differently sized tadpoles - one in a stage when it starts growing its legs, the other one did not get there yet. Rare subject, elegant composition, superbly realistic carving of shapes and textures perfectly capturing the essence of the creatures, yet also having a feeling of an abstract sculpture. Wonderful clean carving, signed RYOSHU on the bottom - for information on one of the best Japanese netsuke carvers of the 20th century see p. 886 of NETSUKE & INRO AR ...click for details

Netsuke GOLDFISH with young by GODO Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1980 item# 1200186
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Ivory netsuke of a mother goldfish gently protecting its young by covering it with her tail. Beautiful composition perfectly capturing the mood of the scene. Superb clean carving, excellent detailing, beautiful inlays - tortoise shell on the mother and amber on the young, horn inlaid eyes. Signed GODO on the bottom - for a brief discussion of the artist see CONTEMPORARY NETSUKE by Miriam Kinsey, p. 215. Height 1 1/4 inches.

Netsuke DARUMA by RYOSHU Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1970 item# 1194232
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Small ivory netsuke carved by Ryoshu (born in 1912) - one of the best Japanese netsuke carvers of the 20th century. Netsuke represents Daruma (founder of Zen Buddhism) enveloped in monastic robe, and his eyes can pop in and out. Perfectly captured facial expression, facial hair and mandarin duck decoration on his robe beautifully incised and etched with ink. Excellent clean carving made out of beautiful even ivory. Signed RYOSHU on the back - the artist is listed in NETSUKE & INRO ARTISTS AN ...click for details

Netsuke DOG with bell by SEIKOKU ex Meredith Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1970 item# 1193970
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Ivory netsuke of a seated dog licking its hind paw and wearing a cloth collar with a bell on it. Superb quality carving - see its face and body bulk. Good compact shape, cord hole is formed by is left hind leg, very beautiful even grained ivory, remarkable patina. Eyes are double inlaid with light and dark horn, signed IKKO SEIKOKU by its tail. Formerly in the Scott Meredith Collection. Height 1 5/16 inches.

Catalog Barry Davies NETSUKE collection Scott Meredith Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1980 item# 1191567
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Catalog 100 SELECTED PIECES FROM THE NETSUKE COLLECTION OF SCOTT MEREDITH AND 50 FROM ANOTHER PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION by Barry Davies Oriental Art, London, 1995. 150 pieces illustrated in color, softcover, 11.5x 8.5 inches. Includes photographs of signatures and index of artists. Excellent reference book.

Netsuke TIGER by YUKIMASA Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1980 item# 1188923
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Ivory netsuke of a crouching tiger with its head turned back. Extremely well carved, superb face with its teeth showing, horn inlaid eyes, great quality etching of its stripes. Excellent clean carving with powerful paws, beautiful flow to its tail, expert light staining. Signed MASATOMO on the bottom - the signature is that used by Yukimasa (born in 1914) - for a good discussion of this excellent artist see CONTEMPORARY NETSUKE by Miriam Kinsey, p. 233. Length 1 3/4 inches.

1920s kagamibuta netsuke DRAGON Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1920 item# 1187842
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1920s kagamibuta (mirror lid) netsuke with plastic top and celluloid bowl imitating ivory. The top represents a dragon clutching Sacred Pearl in its paw. Excellent crisp work, overall in excellent condition, swinging metal loop on the back for the cord. Comes with original metal chain that connected it to a tobacco pouch. The metal connector fitting is worked with dragon in flight on one side and Mount Fuji and clouds on the other. Very good example of its type. Diameter 2 1/16 inches, metal par ...click for details

Book THE GO COLLECTION OF NETSUKE Catalogue: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1980 item# 1187010
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Book THE GO COLLECTION OF NETSUKE by Hirokazu Arakawa illustrating the entire collection of Baron Go Seinosuke. Rare book (first and the only edition), published in 1983 by Kodansha International for Tokyo National Museum. Hardcover, gray cloth, slip case, 260 pages, 361 netsuke described and photographed in color with b/w signature photo. Exquisite selection, excellent essays including chapters on: origins of inro and netsuke, netsuke types and designs, artists, ojime, biographies of carvers ...click for details

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