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Three ivory and a wood netsuke
Of a chicken hatching from an egg, eyes inlaid in horn with signature Kogyoku; another smaller one, eyes inlaid in aogai and horn, signed Kogyoku; a Sojobo seated inside a tengu egg, looking out at the world, all three 19th century; and a karasu tengu hatching from an egg, with signature, 18th century
1 5/8in. (4.2cm.), 1 1/8in. (2.7cm.) wide, 1¼in. (3.1cm.) and 1¼in. (3.3cm.) long respectively (4)
Of a chicken hatching from an egg, eyes inlaid in horn with signature Kogyoku; another smaller one, eyes inlaid in aogai and horn, signed Kogyoku; a Sojobo seated inside a tengu egg, looking out at the world, all three 19th century; and a karasu tengu hatching from an egg, with signature, 18th century
1 5/8in. (4.2cm.), 1 1/8in. (2.7cm.) wide, 1¼in. (3.1cm.) and 1¼in. (3.3cm.) long respectively (4)