A Japanese ivory carving of a street entertainer

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A Japanese ivory carving of a street entertainer
with boy attendant and monkey -- 4¾.in (12.1cm) high; another similar ivory carving -- 5.in (12.7cm) high; an ivory carving of a bearded figure carrying a lantern -- 4¾.in (12.1cm) high; an ivory figure beating a drum -- 3½.in (8.9cm) high, signed; an ivory carving of a bijin -- 3½.in (8.9cm) high; a stag-antler netsuke of a shishi appearing out of a shell -- 1¼.in (3.2cm) long; a Shibayama-style ivory box decorated with flowers -- 2½.in diam; and a similar wood and ivory bezique counter -- 3½.in (8.9cm) long. (8)

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