A GROUP OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE IVORY FIGURES,** including a Chinese patinated figure of a sleeping sage--6¼ in. long; an extensive landscape--6 in. high; a pair of faggot carriers--8 in. high; a seated Hotei--2¼ in. high; an unusual snuff bottle carved in the style of a medicine doll, but with a European face, the stopper carved as one of her feet--3¼ in. long; a standing figure of an official, on a lotus base--4 in. high; a lunging figure of a man on rockery--2¾ in. high; three small figures of Daruma; a pair of smiling figures, one with fish, the other with a double gourd--5¾ and 6 in.; two figures with birds--3½ in. each; a figure of Kannon--4 in. high and another of Fukurokuju--3½ in. high; three farmer groups; a small peddler; a sword handle--7½ in. long; and an unusual small figural pouring vessel, carved as a woman holding two small children, with moveable arm--4¼ in. high (23)