A REALISTIC GROUP OF CLAMS carved in ivory and lacquer, signed in an oval reserve Kyusai (Tetsugendo), late 19th century, 7.1 cm. long; and an ivory netsuke formed as three rats inside a partly eaten and hollowed-out pumpkin, their eyes inlaid in red, the stalk and two leaves forming a base, signed in an oval reserve Hidemasa, early 19th century, 3.7 cm. wide (2)