An ivory netsuke of a karashishi

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An ivory netsuke of a karashishi
clutching a large ball, holding a loose ball in its mouth -- 1½.in (3.8cm) high; a Japanese ivory cylindrical box and cover, carved with two tennin and a running oni among pine and rockwork -- 4¾.in (12.1cm) high; two bone tanto carved with figures; a Canton ivory box containing a game, carved with figures in gardens -- 3.in (7.6cm) wide; and an Indian ivory miniature painted with a semi-nude woman wearing a simulated silk robe, ivory frame -- 5.in (12.7cm) high, all 19th Century. (6)

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