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Two ivory netsuke of demons on lotus leavesEdo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century The first a demon and a priest kneeling on an upturned, partially bug-eaten lotus leaf, facing each other while hand-wrestling, signed Gyokuyo, 4.1cm (1 5/8in) long; the second two demons peering at a catfish through a tear on an upturned lotus leaf, one demon grasping the fishing line the catfish is caught on, unsigned, 5cm (2in) long. (2).FootnotesProvenance: The first: purchased at Sotheby's, London, 15 November 2001, lot 141 (part lot). The second: purchased at Sotheby's, London, 11 November 2003, lot 282A. Please note that from 19 January 2022, items containing ivory cannot be imported into the EU. The import of ivory into the USA and China is already prohibited.