AN IVORY OKIMONO,** MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED DAI NIHON TEI KOKU OSAKA ZAIJIN KOHOSAI KORE O KOKU, SEALED KOHO, finely carved as a group of arhats surrounding a seated Buddha amidst clouds and a dragon--5 1/8 in. high; together with a kagamibuta netsuke fashioned from a slice of ivory and incised with a dragon and a flaming pearl, signed Koichi; a netsuke of a karako kneeling atop a treasure bag, signed ....min; a netsuke of a small boat with the seven gods of god fortune, signed Masakazu; a small okimono carved as a laughing man holding a fan and seated next to a box containing masks of Okame and Hyottoko, signed Takamasa; another of a man seated on a bench and enjoying a cup of tea

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AN IVORY OKIMONO,** MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED DAI NIHON TEI KOKU OSAKA ZAIJIN KOHOSAI KORE O KOKU, SEALED KOHO, finely carved as a group of arhats surrounding a seated Buddha amidst clouds and a dragon--5 1/8 in. high; together with a kagamibuta netsuke fashioned from a slice of ivory and incised with a dragon and a flaming pearl, signed Koichi; a netsuke of a karako kneeling atop a treasure bag, signed ....min; a netsuke of a small boat with the seven gods of god fortune, signed Masakazu; a small okimono carved as a laughing man holding a fan and seated next to a box containing masks of Okame and Hyottoko, signed Takamasa; another of a man seated on a bench and enjoying a cup of tea

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