An ivory netsuke carved as a man seated holding a water bucket before pierced rockwork -- 1½in.high; another of a double gourd bottle resting on an adze head -- 1¼in.long; a stag antler netsuke carved as a belt slide with Daruma incised on the top -- 1¾in.long; an ivory netsuke of a seated fisherman holding fish and a basket -- 1¼in.high; and an ivory netsuke of a leaf on a turtle shell -- 3/4in.wide. (5)

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An ivory netsuke carved as a man seated holding a water bucket before pierced rockwork -- 1½in.high; another of a double gourd bottle resting on an adze head -- 1¼in.long; a stag antler netsuke carved as a belt slide with Daruma incised on the top -- 1¾in.long; an ivory netsuke of a seated fisherman holding fish and a basket -- 1¼in.high; and an ivory netsuke of a leaf on a turtle shell -- 3/4in.wide. (5)

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