A group of twenty-six wood and ivory netsuke and okimono
A group of twenty-six wood and ivory netsuke and okimono

EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD (18TH AND 19TH CENTURY)

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A group of twenty-six wood and ivory netsuke and okimono
Edo and Meiji Period (18th and 19th Century)
A child kneeling behind a large sack upon which a puppy is resting, (18th Century), 1in. (3.2cm.) wide; a Chinese Sennin riding on a phoenix, 1.7/8in. (4.8cm.) high; a realistically rendered bean pod, 2in. (5.7cm.) long; two children trying to get an escaping monkey down form the top of a lantern, with inlay, with signature Gyokuzan, 2in. (5.6cm.) high; two Chinese children and a hobby horse, 1in. (4cm.) wide; three rats on a basket, inlaid eyes, 1.7/8in. (4.7cm.); a three legged toad climbing on to Gama Sennin, age cracks, 1in. (4.5cm.) high; a seated man, cutting into a double gourd, with signature Masakazu and kao, 1in. (3.2cm.) high; a Shinto priest on a large clam shell and two men beside him, with signature Gyokumin, 1in. (3.6cm.) wide; a child teaching a puppy to sit on top of an inlaid drum, slight old damage, signed, 1in. (3.7cm.); two rats being caught and encircled by a snake, eyes inlaid, 2in. (6.3cm.) long; a man shaving another man's head, 1.3/8in. (3.6cm.); Ebisu and Hotei performing with a fan and drum, with signature Hojitsu, chips, 1in. (3.2cm.) high; a toad seated on a large wheel, with signature Masanao, 1in. (3.8cm.) diam.; Kiyohime encircling the bell, some old wear, 16in. (3.6cm.) high; and eleven others (26)

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