19TH CENTURY
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Two ivory netsuke
19th Century
Of an oni opening a makimono to reveal an image of Shoki, with a smaller oni climbing onto his back, eyes inlaid in horn, signed Tomomasa koku; and a young boy doing the bekanko gesture, with one hand holding a physalis fruit behind his back, the fruit with coral inlay, signed Mitsuharu
1½in. (3.9cm.) and 1 3/8in. (3.4cm.) respectively (2)
19th Century
Of an oni opening a makimono to reveal an image of Shoki, with a smaller oni climbing onto his back, eyes inlaid in horn, signed Tomomasa koku; and a young boy doing the bekanko gesture, with one hand holding a physalis fruit behind his back, the fruit with coral inlay, signed Mitsuharu
1½in. (3.9cm.) and 1 3/8in. (3.4cm.) respectively (2)