Strauss & co - 18 March 2019, Cape Town

THE DR JR AND MARY STRONG COLLECTION OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART LOTS 121–167 45 158 An ivory netsuke of Daruma, 19th century seated beside a wanton geisha with a pipe in her right hand, heightened with black staining, signed, 3,7 cm high ; and an ivory netsuke of the Sennin Chokwaro, 19th century, seated, the laughing sennin releasing a horse from a double gourd to the amusement of two boys, 2,5 cm high (2) R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 159 An ivory netsuke of a fisherman with an octopus, 19th century the standing figure grimacing and holding the tentacle of an octopus wrapped around his left leg, signed Nanka, 7 cm high R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 156 An ivory netsuke of a fisherman with clams, 19th century the protrate figure with his foot caught in a clam shell and holding onto a wooden stake, 4 cmwide ; an ivory seal netsuke, 19th century, carved with two turtles walking over a large folded lotus leaf, heightened with black staining, the reverse with script, stained red-ground, 4,2 cmwide ; and an ivory netsuke of a fugu (puffer) fish, 19th century, facing straight ahead, heightened with staining, inlaid eyes, 2,6 cm high (3) R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 157 An ivory okimono-netsuke of Shoki, 19th century standing in military attire, a large basket tied to his back with a rope pulled over his shoulder, with an Oni inside helping another to join him, a large conch shell at his feet, heightened with staining, the feet and conch shell forming the himotoshi , 5 cm high ; and an ivory netsuke of boat, carved with six gods of good luck, 2 cm high (2) R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 156 157 158 159