A stag-antler manju netsuke carved with a tiger among bamboo and rockwork -- 2.in (5.1cm) wide; a stag-antler ashtray netsuke carved with foliage -- 1½.in (3.8cm) diam; a mammoth tooth rectangular netsuke carved with Hotei carrying a child -- 2.in (5.1cm) long; a black lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid manju netsuke decorated with two deer among foliage -- 2¼.in (5.7cm) diam; a wood netsuke modelled as a cockerel and hen inside a drum -- 1¼.in (3.2cm) long; a wood netsuke modelled as a tobacco pouch -- 1¾.in(4.5cm) wide; and a wood netsuke modelled as a tree stump -- 1½.in (3.8cm) long.

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A stag-antler manju netsuke carved with a tiger among bamboo and rockwork -- 2.in (5.1cm) wide; a stag-antler ashtray netsuke carved with foliage -- 1½.in (3.8cm) diam; a mammoth tooth rectangular netsuke carved with Hotei carrying a child -- 2.in (5.1cm) long; a black lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid manju netsuke decorated with two deer among foliage -- 2¼.in (5.7cm) diam; a wood netsuke modelled as a cockerel and hen inside a drum -- 1¼.in (3.2cm) long; a wood netsuke modelled as a tobacco pouch -- 1¾.in(4.5cm) wide; and a wood netsuke modelled as a tree stump -- 1½.in (3.8cm) long.
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