18TH AND 19TH CENTURY
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Three ivory netsuke
18th and 19th Century
Of Hotei, standing upright, an uchiwa in his hand, age cracks; a sarumawashi sleeping whilst a monkey is stealing something out of his basket, age cracks; and the box of goblins from the story of The Tongue Cut Sparrow, with a person bent double in fright beside it, a huge goblin emerging with a one-eyed lantern in his hand, an axe in the other, aogai and horn inlay, signed Shomin, slight old damage
2¼in. (5.8cm.) high, 2in. (5cm.) and 1¾in. (4.5cm.) wide respectively (3)
18th and 19th Century
Of Hotei, standing upright, an uchiwa in his hand, age cracks; a sarumawashi sleeping whilst a monkey is stealing something out of his basket, age cracks; and the box of goblins from the story of The Tongue Cut Sparrow, with a person bent double in fright beside it, a huge goblin emerging with a one-eyed lantern in his hand, an axe in the other, aogai and horn inlay, signed Shomin, slight old damage
2¼in. (5.8cm.) high, 2in. (5cm.) and 1¾in. (4.5cm.) wide respectively (3)