Magnificient May Auction

Japanese ivory figural carving (okimono), Meiji period, portraying the mythlogical hero Yamato Takeru receiving the famous sword Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Ts

(lot of 2) Japanese contemporary ivory netsuke, mid-20th century, well carved and undercut as two frolicking rabbits, each with inlaid red eyes, unsig

Pair of Chinese ivory birds, each sculpted as a crested long tail bird perched on a gnarled branch accented by flowering prunus (hairline cracks), ivo

Japanese ivory figural netsuke, Taisho/Early Showa period, carved and incised as a hunter attempting to cut the tail of a boar while riding on the bac

Japanese ivory figural carving (okimono), Meiji/Taisho period, depicting a samurai warrior battling a ribbon-tied floral ball, the details heightened

Japanese ivory figural carving (okimono), Meiji/Taisho period, well carved as a Japanese youth seated on the back of a recumbent deer and attempting t

(Lot of 2) Japanese ivory figural netsuke, the first realistically carved as a group of five frolicking rats, each with inlaid eyes and incised detail

Japanese stag antler cane handle, Meiji period, delightfully carved as rocky outcropping surmounted by a humorous karashishi (Chinese lion) with a bus

Chinese tinted ivory carving of a sage, late Qing/early Republic period, fashioned with sincere cheerful face accented by a full beard and a coiffure

(Lot of 3) Chinese miscellaneous ivory items, late Qing/Republic period, consisting of two shoe horns, one carved with a beauty holding a pomegranate