An ivory okimono of two fishermen in combat with two kappa on a riverbank beside a boat -- 5¼.in.long; an ivory carving of a standing bijin holding a boy in her arms -- 6½.in.high, signed; an ivory netsuke of a sleeping saki drinker beside a gourd -- 1½.in.long; and an ivory netsuke of Hotei seated on his sack holding a fan -- 1½.in.high.

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An ivory okimono of two fishermen in combat with two kappa on a riverbank beside a boat -- 5¼.in.long; an ivory carving of a standing bijin holding a boy in her arms -- 6½.in.high, signed; an ivory netsuke of a sleeping saki drinker beside a gourd -- 1½.in.long; and an ivory netsuke of Hotei seated on his sack holding a fan -- 1½.in.high.
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