A GROUP OF SAGEMONO,** MEIJI PERIOD, including an embroidered tobacco pouch, with silver dragon clasp, chain and silver and ivory kagamibuta; a lacquer four-case inro, decorated with gold karashishi by rockery and bamboo, the reverse with flowering peony, inlaid mother-of-pearl, pottery ojime and wood netsuke carved as a karashishi with brocade ball; a gold lacquer seven-case inro decorated with karashishi and young amidst peony, pine and prunus; an ivory netsuke carved as a recumbant karashishi and ball; another ivory karashishi and ball, carved with clearly delineated ribs and spine, inlaid eyes; a small ivory netsuke carved as a karashishi perched on an ivory ball; an ivory seal-style netsuke carved with an elderly gentleman leaning on an ox; an ivory netsuke of a coiled dragon; an ivory sashi netsuke of a dragon; a wood netsuke of a seated cat; a wood netsuke of an emaciated dog leaning over a tortoise shell (11)