An ivory manju netsuke carved with a laughing Hotei, signed Masamitsu; another carved with a dragon, (minor damage); another carved with a wolf mask and a tengu mask, white metal himotoshi, (rim chip); another carved with an oni mask, the reverse with a profile of Otafuku and a fan, signed Hakuunsai; another with Hotei leaning against his sack, the reverse with a sake bottle, chopsticks and a bowl, signed Kotekisai, (warped); another carved with a geometric foliage design, (age cracks); and a rounded rectangular red lacquer example with scrolling foliage decoration -- the largest 2 1/8in. (5.4cm) diam.

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An ivory manju netsuke carved with a laughing Hotei, signed Masamitsu; another carved with a dragon, (minor damage); another carved with a wolf mask and a tengu mask, white metal himotoshi, (rim chip); another carved with an oni mask, the reverse with a profile of Otafuku and a fan, signed Hakuunsai; another with Hotei leaning against his sack, the reverse with a sake bottle, chopsticks and a bowl, signed Kotekisai, (warped); another carved with a geometric foliage design, (age cracks); and a rounded rectangular red lacquer example with scrolling foliage decoration -- the largest 2 1/8in. (5.4cm) diam.
See Colour Plates 2 and 3 (7)

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