Three ivory netsuke

Three ivory netsuke
19th/20th century
The first depicting a seated ama (shell diver), her head raised and turned to the right, the mouth open gasping for air, in her left hand a hoe, her long hair flowing over her shoulder and back; the second depicting a lying ama with an octopus embracing her with with his long tentacles, in her left hand a tama, the eyes of the octopus inlaid, signed Masayume; the third depicting a sitting ama in her right hand a hoe, beside her a large octopus reaching out his long tentacles to her, the eyes of the ama and the octopus inlaid, signed in an oval reserve Toi
Sizes ranging fom 2.5 to 5 cm. high (3)