Beschreibung:

FOUR IVORY NETSUKE, TWO OKIMONO STYLE NETSUKE AND A WOOD NETSUKE Signed, 19th Century The first of a smiling karako , (age cracks), 4.4cm. high; a seated karako opening its mouth, his hair inlaid in horn and an oval tortoiseshell inlay piece in his hand, (age cracks), signed Seikanshi and Kao , 3.3cm.; a musician playing the drum, (some slight wear), signed Masayuki , 5.5cm. high; and Hotei, Jurojin and Ebisu seated around a large sack, signed Tomotane , 4.4cm. wide; an ivory okimono style netsuke of a warrior, a dog, a monkey and a bird pushing a cart of takaramono , decorated in horn, coral and aogai inlays, signed Shozan , (coral damaged, a piece missing from one of the warrior's hands), 5.9cm. wide; another of two warriors, one with an axe, signed Ryumin , 6cm. wide; and a wood netsuke of Shoki, (a foot damaged), with signature Minko and Kao , 7.5cm. high (7)