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SEVEN IVORY NETSUKE
18th and 19th Century
One of a karako holding out a makimono; another of Chinnan with a dragon curling around his shoulder; a further of Daikoku as a disappointed ratcatcher (some old damage); one of a South Sea Islander holding a bowl (foot repaired); another depicting a Buddhist priest and acolyte with a lotus flower; Hotei seated (old cracks), all 18th Century; and one depicitng an oni running sheltering under a hat, signed Tomomasa Koku, 19th Century
4.2cm., 5.8cm., 3cm., 6.2cm., 4.1cm., 4.4cm. and 4.8cm high respectively (7)
18th and 19th Century
One of a karako holding out a makimono; another of Chinnan with a dragon curling around his shoulder; a further of Daikoku as a disappointed ratcatcher (some old damage); one of a South Sea Islander holding a bowl (foot repaired); another depicting a Buddhist priest and acolyte with a lotus flower; Hotei seated (old cracks), all 18th Century; and one depicitng an oni running sheltering under a hat, signed Tomomasa Koku, 19th Century
4.2cm., 5.8cm., 3cm., 6.2cm., 4.1cm., 4.4cm. and 4.8cm high respectively (7)