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    • SHOUNSAI JORYU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF KWANYU ON HORSEBACK
      Nov. 08, 2024

      SHOUNSAI JORYU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF KWANYU ON HORSEBACK

      Est: €1,200 - €2,500

      SHOUNSAI JORYU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF KWANYU ON HORSEBACK By Shounsai Joryu, signed Joryu 如柳 Japan, Edo (Tokyo), first half of the 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: Joly, Henri (1908) Legend in Japanese Art, p. 315, no. 546. Davey, Neil K. (1982) Netsuke: A comprehensive study based on the M.T. Hindson Collection, p. 131, no. 387. The God of War carved dynamically atop his horse, dressed in voluminous robes, extending his halberd that bears the brocade bag that was presented to him to protect his beard. The wood appealing worn with a lustrous patina. Central himotoshi through the base and signed within a polished oval reserve JORYU. LENGTH 3.4 cm Condition: Good condition with old wear. A small section of the halberd restored. Provenance: Ex-collection W. Guest, no. 1544. Ex-collection Henry L. Joly (1879-1920), no. 18. Ex-collection M.T. Hindson (1883-1968). Sotheby’s, M.T. Hindson Collection of Important Netsuke, Part V, 25 November 1968, London, lot 777. A private collection in Rhineland, Germany. Inventory label to the interior of the himotoshi, ‘1009’.

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    • SHOUNSAI JORYU: A RARE HONEN (HORNBILL) MASK NETSUKE OF AN ONI
      Jan. 17, 2024

      SHOUNSAI JORYU: A RARE HONEN (HORNBILL) MASK NETSUKE OF AN ONI

      Est: €2,000 - €4,000

      SHOUNSAI JORYU: A RARE HONEN (HORNBILL) MASK NETSUKE OF AN ONI By Shounsai Joryu, signed Shounsai 升雲齋 with kakihan Japan, Edo (Tokyo), first half of 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: Collectors' Encyclopedia of Antiques (1973), no. 568. Bushell, Raymond (1985), Netsuke Masks, pl. 46. The hornbill remarkably carved, thinning at the edges, depicting an oni with an amusing expression, the naturally red areas used for the hair, horns, eyebrows, and blushing cheeks. The reverse with a central himotoshi bar and signed SHOUNSAI (Joryu) with a red kakihan. HEIGHT 3.3 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and few natural age cracks. Provenance: Ex-collection Raymond Bushell. Christie's, The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke, Part I, 27 October 1987, New York, lot 187. Robert Fleischel, Paris, France. European collection P. Jacquesson, acquired from the above. The hornbill is a bird of the Bucerotidae family having a large bill with a basal bony protuberance partly colored bright orange, known as honen and often used for inlaying the eyes of netsuke depicting rats, rabbits, and other animals whose eyes are red. Netsuke entirely carved from honen are exceedingly rare. Auction comparison: Compare to a closely related oni mask by Joryu's contemproary Jugyoku at Sotheby's, The Katchen Collection of Netsuke, 8 November 2005, London, lot 65 (sold for 5,040 GBP). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

      Galerie Zacke
    • SHOUNSAI JORYU: A RARE HONEN (HORNBILL) MASK NETSUKE OF AN ONI
      Nov. 03, 2023

      SHOUNSAI JORYU: A RARE HONEN (HORNBILL) MASK NETSUKE OF AN ONI

      Est: €2,000 - €4,000

      SHOUNSAI JORYU: A RARE HONEN (HORNBILL) MASK NETSUKE OF AN ONI By Shounsai Joryu, signed Shounsai 升雲齋 with kakihan Japan, Edo (Tokyo), first half of 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: Collectors’ Encyclopedia of Antiques (1973), no. 568. Bushell, Raymond (1985), Netsuke Masks, pl. 46. The hornbill remarkably carved, thinning at the edges, depicting an oni with an amusing expression, the naturally red areas used for the hair, horns, eyebrows, and blushing cheeks. The reverse with a central himotoshi bar and signed SHOUNSAI (Joryu) with a red kakihan. HEIGHT 3.3 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and few natural age cracks. Provenance: Ex-collection Raymond Bushell. Christie’s, The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke, Part I, 27 October 1987, New York, lot 187. Robert Fleischel, Paris, France. European collection P. Jacquesson, acquired from the above. The hornbill is a bird of the Bucerotidae family having a large bill with a basal bony protuberance partly colored bright orange, known as honen and often used for inlaying the eyes of netsuke depicting rats, rabbits, and other animals whose eyes are red. Netsuke entirely carved from honen are exceedingly rare. Auction comparison: Compare to a closely related oni mask by Joryu’s contemproary Jugyoku at Sotheby’s, The Katchen Collection of Netsuke, 8 November 2005, London, lot 65 (sold for 5,040 GBP).

      Galerie Zacke
    • IVORY NETSUKE By Shounsai Joryu. In the form of a dancer wearing the mask of an elderly man. Signed "Shounsai Joryu."
      Aug. 25, 2009

      IVORY NETSUKE By Shounsai Joryu. In the form of a dancer wearing the mask of an elderly man. Signed "Shounsai Joryu."

      Est: $800 - $1,000

      IVORY NETSUKE 18th Century By Shounsai Joryu. In the form of a dancer wearing the mask of an elderly man. Signed "Shounsai Joryu."

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