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Other Properties

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THREE EARLY IVORY FIGURE NETSUKE THREE EARLY IVORY FIGURE NETSUKE
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
The first a sennin standing, his body twisted to the left, supporting a The first a woodsman resting on a bench and holding a staff, flanked
small boy on his shoulder with one hand, holding a gourd flask on a by two large bundles of brushwood, unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in) wide;
line with the other, the ivory with a good patina, unsigned, 9.2cm (3 the second two small boys arm-wrestling over a large stand, unsigned,
5/8in) high; the second a Mongolian archer, turning to the right, holding 4.5cm (1¾in) wide; the third of Daikoku leaning over a large sack on
his small bow with both hands and with a quiver of arrows on his back, which rests a mask of Hotei, unsigned, 4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide. (3).
unsigned, 8.2cm (3¼in) high; the third a sennin looking to the right,
holding his broad hat on his back, unsigned, 7cm (2¾in) high. (3). £1,000 - 1,500
JPY140,000 - 210,000
£1,200 - 1,500 US$1,200 - 1,900
JPY170,000 - 210,000
US$1,500 - 1,900

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please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.