NETSUKE AND OTHER SAGEMONO
AN IVORY KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE, the shibuichi disc decorated in iroe takazogan with two street entertainers walking through the river, signed Ryumin (pupil of Tenmin), and kao, 19th century, 4cm. diam.; another one with metal disc decorated in katakiribori with fugen bosatsu opening a hand scroll on an elephant, 19th century, 3.8cm. diam.; an iron tobacco pouch clasp decorated with katakiribori with shojobo the tengu king, an oni, kappa and a figure carrying a daruma beside a rock, signed Shuraku, and kao (Ozawa, 1830-1878, a pupil of Tenmin), 4.8cm. wide; and another shibuichi clasp decorated in iroe hirazogan with a traveling noblelady accompanied by a manservant, signed on a metal tablet Shuraku, and kao, 19th century, 5.7cm. wide (4)
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AN IVORY KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE, the shibuichi disc decorated in iroe takazogan with two street entertainers walking through the river, signed Ryumin (pupil of Tenmin), and kao, 19th century, 4cm. diam.; another one with metal disc decorated in katakiribori with fugen bosatsu opening a hand scroll on an elephant, 19th century, 3.8cm. diam.; an iron tobacco pouch clasp decorated with katakiribori with shojobo the tengu king, an oni, kappa and a figure carrying a daruma beside a rock, signed Shuraku, and kao (Ozawa, 1830-1878, a pupil of Tenmin), 4.8cm. wide; and another shibuichi clasp decorated in iroe hirazogan with a traveling noblelady accompanied by a manservant, signed on a metal tablet Shuraku, and kao, 19th century, 5.7cm. wide (4)