Max Rutherston Ltd
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Dealer in antique Japanese art, specialist in netsuke. https://rutherston.com In due course I became head of that department. was established.
My peripatetic career in art began in the Impressionist and Modern Paintings Department of Sotheby’s London in 1979. Four years later I moved to 19th century European paintings, and throughout my 8 years in pictures at Sotheby’s I also oversaw the paintings sections of the Russian sales. From 1987 to 1990 I dealt in mostly Modern British Paintings from an upstairs gallery in New Bond Street, and i
22/05/2026
Three sweet horses for the year of that noble beast. We have recently posted over 50 new netsuke and inro on the website. Selling well, but there’s still plenty worth looking at. As they say in French: “vaut le détour”.
20/02/2026
As Easter approaches, it’s time to pull some bunnies out of the hat
17/11/2025
Wood netsuke of a “hiryu” (flying dragon). This is close in its overall design to the one illustrated in the Sōken Kishō of 1781, and we attribute it to Sanko, who is recorded in the same publication as resident in Osaka. See the next illustration.
26/09/2025
Painting on silk by Shibata Zeshin, Shōki and Oni. 1881-82. Mounted as a hanging scroll. Sight size: 39 x 49cm
01/09/2025
Illustration from the Sōken Kishō relating to the next post
01/09/2025
Wood netsuke of a “hiryu” (flying dragon). This is close in its overall design to the one illustrated in the Sōken Kishō of 1781, and we attribute it to Sanko, who is recorded in the same publication as resident in Osaka. See the preceding illustration.
11/08/2025
Tametaka. The pictures say it all
05/07/2025
A very self satisfied toad by netsuke carver Komin. He rarely fails to raise a smile.
28/06/2025
Kokei. Wood netsuke of a wolf & human skull. Eyes double inlaid in contrasting buffalo horn. Circa 1830
16/06/2025
Brush case by Hasegawa Ikko, a favourite artist. One of 2 such sold recently. For a dealer it is always a huge pleasure when one gets two bites of the same cherry
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