Rivkin Posted January 18 Report Posted January 18 (edited) This one - less so I guess. but its signed... Edited January 18 by Rivkin Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted January 18 Author Report Posted January 18 Did you buy a single lot at auction, Kirill? Quote
Rivkin Posted January 18 Report Posted January 18 14 minutes ago, Bugyotsuji said: Did you buy a single lot at auction, Kirill? They are all from one collector. I've picked up couple of blades, and he rolled out quite a few okimono and netsuke... 1 1 Quote
Matsunoki Posted January 18 Report Posted January 18 2 Men smoking…..what Piers said Kingfiser with fish on lotus leaf…..looks resin fake Toads on bamboo shoot….modern Chinese fake Dutch/Mongol archer…poor attempt at a popular Edo subject. Modern. Possibly Chinese but more likely Japanese tourist. Shishi (seal?)..low quality modern. Looks resin but apparently has cracks so not sure …..imo….from images. 2 Quote
Matsunoki Posted January 18 Report Posted January 18 Zodiac animal group…..Japanese tourist Meiji. 2 Quote
Matsunoki Posted January 18 Report Posted January 18 The women in the bath house is Japanese Meiji tourist….more a small okimono than netsuke The one behind it….an Oni?…..looks more promising, maybe. Image? Quote
PietroParis Posted January 19 Report Posted January 19 (edited) IMHO: The bird could be a carved tagua nut, in that case it might still have some age. The zodiac animals look modern (and possibly Chinese) to me, and I have doubts also concerning the bathhouse scene (those ladies look a bit too "buxom" for a Japanese antique, and also the faces don't look right). I have few illusions about the oni, but more pictures might help. P.S. concerning the others: the Dutchman is a modern fake, the shishi is not a Japanese netsuke (possibly Chinese soapstone of undetermined age), the bamboo shoot doesn't look very old but it's better carved than most in this bunch. The signature 孝正 Takamasa/Kosho is unrecorded, probably made up although it could also be some post-WW2 (or even contemporary) professional carver. P.P.S. as mentioned by others above, the smokers are a decent Meiji-period export piece. Edited January 19 by PietroParis 1 Quote
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