18TH AND 19TH CENTURY
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Three ivory and four wood netsuke
18th and 19th Century
Of a lady carrying a drum on her shoulder, out of reach of a child who is pulling its cord, signed Masatomo; three loquats and a bee with signature Masakazu, old wear; a hunter being crushed by the distended scrotum of a tanuki, signed Jiju to; Shojo sleeping beside an empty sake jar, signed Ichiraku; Kinko seated on a carp, reading an open scroll, with signature Minkoku; a badger priest, eyes inlaid in horn, old wear; and a boy on an ox, holding its halter
2in. (4.9cm.) high, 1½in. (3.9cm.), 1½in. (3.9cm.) long, 1¼in. (3cm.), 1 1/8in. (3cm.), 1½in. (3.7cm.) high and 1 7/8in. (4.6cm.) long respectively (7)
18th and 19th Century
Of a lady carrying a drum on her shoulder, out of reach of a child who is pulling its cord, signed Masatomo; three loquats and a bee with signature Masakazu, old wear; a hunter being crushed by the distended scrotum of a tanuki, signed Jiju to; Shojo sleeping beside an empty sake jar, signed Ichiraku; Kinko seated on a carp, reading an open scroll, with signature Minkoku; a badger priest, eyes inlaid in horn, old wear; and a boy on an ox, holding its halter
2in. (4.9cm.) high, 1½in. (3.9cm.), 1½in. (3.9cm.) long, 1¼in. (3cm.), 1 1/8in. (3cm.), 1½in. (3.7cm.) high and 1 7/8in. (4.6cm.) long respectively (7)