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THREE IVORY NETSUKE
(19th century)
Comprising a tall, bearded sennin clad in flowing robes with incised cloud and floral patterns, himotoshi on the reverse, unsigned; Fukurokuju with a child attendant, signed Tomomasa on the base; a monkey pressing a gourd against the head of a namazu, or earthquake fish, a scene symbolic of useless endeavor, unsigned, himotoshi on the base--3, 1¾ and 1 5/8in. (7.6, 4.4 and 4.1cm.) long (3)
(19th century)
Comprising a tall, bearded sennin clad in flowing robes with incised cloud and floral patterns, himotoshi on the reverse, unsigned; Fukurokuju with a child attendant, signed Tomomasa on the base; a monkey pressing a gourd against the head of a namazu, or earthquake fish, a scene symbolic of useless endeavor, unsigned, himotoshi on the base--3, 1¾ and 1 5/8in. (7.6, 4.4 and 4.1cm.) long (3)