EDO PERIOD (18TH AND 19TH CENTURY)
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THREE IVORY AND ONE WHALE TOOTH NETSUKE
Edo Period (18th and 19th Century)
The first of a cicada grasping an acorn, age cracks (18th Century); a Chinese man seated reading a scroll inside a giant peach, age cracks (18th Century); a whale tooth netsuke of two gourds (18th Century); and another of a mushroom, a snail slithering on it (19th Century)
1.5/8in.(4.2cm); 2in. (6.2cm.); 1in. (4.4cm.) and 1.5/8in. (4.3cm.) wide respectively (4)
Edo Period (18th and 19th Century)
The first of a cicada grasping an acorn, age cracks (18th Century); a Chinese man seated reading a scroll inside a giant peach, age cracks (18th Century); a whale tooth netsuke of two gourds (18th Century); and another of a mushroom, a snail slithering on it (19th Century)
1.5/8in.(4.2cm); 2in. (6.2cm.); 1in. (4.4cm.) and 1.5/8in. (4.3cm.) wide respectively (4)