A Japanese ivory cane handle

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A Japanese ivory cane handle
carved with a group of masks -- 1½.in (3.8cm) long; an ivory netsuke of a seated hare -- 1¼.in (3.2cm) high; an ivory netsuke of Ebisu with a rat perched on his back -- 1¼.in (3.2cm) high; three ivory netsuke of farmers carrying baskets over their shoulders -- 2.in (5.1cm) high; an ivory netsuke of a karashishi -- 1¼.in (3.2cm) long; three ivory netsuke of recumbent figures -- 2.in (5.1cm) long max; an ivory netsuke of a standing figure with revolving head -- 2.in (5.1cm) high; an ivory netsuke of a standing Immortal -- 1¼.in (3.2cm) high; two bone netsuke of Daikoku and a dancer -- 1½.in (3.8cm) high; and a wood carving of Hotei with raised arms -- 4½.in (11.5cm) high. (15)

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