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FOUR IVORY FIGURE NETSUKE SIX IVORY AND ONE WALRUS TUSK NETSUKE
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century
The first an actor in the role of Yoshitsune crouching at the feet of The first a sennin (sage), standing, holding a gnarled staff with one
Shizuka holding a tsuzumi (hand drum), signed Keimin, 4.5cm (1¾in) hand, unsigned, 7.2cm (2 7/8in) high; the second a shishi on a
high; the second a shojo hauling a huge tokkuri (sake bottle), signed rectangular base, seated, leaning over a smooth ball, unsigned, 3.5cm
Rantei, 4.5cm (1¾in) wide; the third of Kanshin being forced to crawl (1 3/8) high; the third a small snail, slithering over a large mushroom,
between the legs of a brigand while another looks on, signed Toyoshi the eyes inlaid, unsigned, 3.5cm (1 3/8) wide; the fourth a man
Issai with a seal, 5.1cm (2in) high; the fourth a boy pushing a large squatting, polishing a handled mirror, unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in) wide;
snow Daruma, signed Shigemasa, 4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide. (4). the fifth a shojo, seated on a mythical creature, holding a ladle with
one hand and a sake cup with the other, signed Hokoku, 4.5cm (1¾in)
£1,500 - 2,000 wide; the sixth an octopus, wearing a robe engraved with plovers over
JPY230,000 - 300,000 waves, seated on an upturned pot in which another octopus hides,
US$2,100 - 2,800 unsigned, 4.8cm (1 7/8in) high; the seventh of walrus tusk, an oni
(demon), seated with one raised knee, with a large sack containing
Shoki’s hat and a mino (straw rain cape), unsigned, 5cm (2in) wide. (7).

£800 - 1,000
JPY120,000 - 150,000
US$1,100 - 1,400

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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