18TH AND 19TH CENTURY
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Nine netsuke of karashishi
18th And 19th Century
One reclining on a mokugyo bell; two playing around rocks; another resting its paws on a ball, age cracks, slight old wear; another curled up into a ball, its jaw as the himotoshi, eyes inlaid in horn; a manju netsuke of five karashishi, slight old wear; another balancing on a Buddhist sceptre, age cracks; another its paws resting on a large ball, age cracks; a seal type netsuke, its base formed as a fan with two karashishi on either side of a ball, age cracks; and the last of five karashishi around rockwork
1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) wide, 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) high, 1 3/8in. (3.3cm.) high, 1¼in. (3.3cm.) diam., 1 7/8in. (4.7cm.) wide, 1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) wide, 2in. (5cm.) wide, 2 1/8in. (5.2cm.) wide and 1¼in. (3.2cm.) respectively (9)
18th And 19th Century
One reclining on a mokugyo bell; two playing around rocks; another resting its paws on a ball, age cracks, slight old wear; another curled up into a ball, its jaw as the himotoshi, eyes inlaid in horn; a manju netsuke of five karashishi, slight old wear; another balancing on a Buddhist sceptre, age cracks; another its paws resting on a large ball, age cracks; a seal type netsuke, its base formed as a fan with two karashishi on either side of a ball, age cracks; and the last of five karashishi around rockwork
1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) wide, 1 3/8in. (3.5cm.) high, 1 3/8in. (3.3cm.) high, 1¼in. (3.3cm.) diam., 1 7/8in. (4.7cm.) wide, 1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) wide, 2in. (5cm.) wide, 2 1/8in. (5.2cm.) wide and 1¼in. (3.2cm.) respectively (9)