EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (18TH-LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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NINE IVORY NETSUKE AND TWO IVORY OKIMONO [SCULPTURAL ORNAMENTS]
Edo-Meiji Period (18th-Late 19th Century)
All katabori, ivory, the first of a man putting on a mask, signed with kakihan; the second of a shishimai dancer, signed Masatoshi; the third of a man with a shishimai headdress on his back; the fourth of Hotei wearing a shishimai headdress, signed Hakunsai; the fifth an okimono of four blind men around an elephant, signed Kominsai; the sixth of two men on the back of an elephant, signed Kogyoku; the seventh an okimono of a caparisoned elephant carrying a large peony, signed Hojitsu; the eighth of four of the shichifukujin in a small boat; the ninth of a takarabune with the shichifukujin, signed Gyokuhosai; the tenth of a boat, with signature Minkoku, the eleventh of a takarabune bearing the shichifukujin, signed Gyokkosai
Various sizes ranging from 3.8cm. to 7cm. long (11)
Edo-Meiji Period (18th-Late 19th Century)
All katabori, ivory, the first of a man putting on a mask, signed with kakihan; the second of a shishimai dancer, signed Masatoshi; the third of a man with a shishimai headdress on his back; the fourth of Hotei wearing a shishimai headdress, signed Hakunsai; the fifth an okimono of four blind men around an elephant, signed Kominsai; the sixth of two men on the back of an elephant, signed Kogyoku; the seventh an okimono of a caparisoned elephant carrying a large peony, signed Hojitsu; the eighth of four of the shichifukujin in a small boat; the ninth of a takarabune with the shichifukujin, signed Gyokuhosai; the tenth of a boat, with signature Minkoku, the eleventh of a takarabune bearing the shichifukujin, signed Gyokkosai
Various sizes ranging from 3.8cm. to 7cm. long (11)