2011 Lot Description Price - Clars Auction Gallery

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Clars Auction Gallery
Prices Realized
June 11th 12th, 2011
(Lot of 2) Japanese ivory figural netsuke, Taisho/early Showa period, the first portraying Benkei and
Yoshitsune fighting at Gojo Bridge, signed Kogyoku, with incised details picked out in dark stain, 2.25''h; the
second of a seated sage holding an offering for a small toad resting on a large bamboo stalk, signed [Ryu]sen,
with brown and black pigment accents, 1.325''l $ 550
(Lot of 2) Ivory figural netsuke, Meiji/early Showa period, each with the incised details heightened with brown
and black pigment, one of a vendor of masks, unsigned, 1.6''; the other depicting a youth riding on the back of
a Japanese courtier with a tall court cap and holding a brocade ball to the front, signed Gyokusho, 2''h $ 425
(Lot of 2) Japanese ivory figural netsuke with monkeys, Taisho/Showa period, the first depicting an octopus
with one of its tentacles wrapped around the neck of a perplexed monkey, stained details, 1.5''l; the second of
a hawk clutching a small monkey in its talons, the well‐defined details picked out in dark stain, inlaid eyes, 2''h $ 375
(Lot of 2) Japanese ivory figural netsuke, the first of a karashihi (Chinese lion) hovering over a reticulated
brocade ball, the incised details heightened with stain, 19th century, bearing the signature Masanao, 1.25''h;
the second featuring lion dancers, the two figures hidden under a cloth and manipulating a lion mask with a
hinged jaw, signed Yuji, 1.75''l $ 600
(Lot of 2) Japanese ivory figural carvings, Taisho/early Showa period, the first depicting a sculptor carving a
temple guardian figure, signed Moritsugi, with pigment accents, 2''l; the second of a raft with a rabbit, rat and
two monkeys, one of which holds a bamboo pole, with inlaid eyes and details heightened in dark pigment,
2.3''l $ 425
(Lot of 2) Japanese ivory figural netsuke, Taisho/Early Showa period, the first carved and incised as an ox‐herd
boy seated on the back of a large recumbent bull, the second of a karako (Chinese child) holding a fan and
resting against a humorous elephant feeding from a bundle of hay, each with details heightened in dark
pigment, 1.5''l $ 475
Chinese ivory carving of a celestial beauty, Republic period, the maiden's elegant face complimented by a neat
chignon accented with flowers, a phoenix perched on her arm while the other hand brushes the wind‐swept
ribbons framing the back of her head and extending down the front of her layered robes cascading in
rhythmic folds, 12.4''h; with a wooden stand carved with ruyi sprigs $ 2,250
Chinese ivory desk ornament, carved and undercut with a sage accompanied by an attendant in a miniature
landscape with pine, palm and other types of trees silhouetted against jagged cliffs with a temple featured
near the mountain top, 3.5''h; attached to a wooden stand, overall 4.5''h $ 275
Chinese ivory figural carving of Budai, the Buddhist deity seated in a position of royal ease with a ring of
prayer beads in his hand, with a wooden stand, figure: 4.25''h $ 1,100
Chinese ivory carving of a landscape scene within clam shells, the two conjoined bivalves parting to reveal an
imaginary landscape with figures engaged in daily activities near a tree‐lined village, the bottom of the shells
further wrapped with strands of reeds, 9''; with wooden stand $ 950
Chinese carved ivory dragon, the rising mythical beast with a large majestic head featuring small bead eyes
above its opened mouth issuing flames, the scaly body topped with spikes to the spine and tail (repairs and
minor losses), 8.5''; with a wooden stand $ 500
Chinese ivory figural carving of an emperor, the seated monarch in a dragon robe and fashioned with an
austere face, his hand fonding the chain of a Mandarin court necklace, all supported on an elaborate dragon
throne, with dark pigment accents, 6.125''; with a wooden stand $ 500
Asian ivory figural group, realistically carved as a large tiger striding with a small sheep clasped in its jaws
(repairs, losses and chips), 8.25''h $ 375
Chinese large ivory tusk carved with a landscape scene, Republic period, the naturally contoured section
carved and reticulated with figures in everyday activities amid various villas and pavilions shaded by trees
(minor losses and repairs), 30.5''w; with a wooden stand $ 2,250
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