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A group of four netsuke, various materials.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:1,200.00 - 1,600.00 USD
A group of four netsuke, various materials.
The first, early 19th century, in wood, a man seated and using a Yagen. 1 1/4in (3.1cm). The second, late 18th century, in ivory, a figure seated on a seal type base and wearing a mitered cap, and holding a gourd in front. 1 7/8in (4.7cm). The third, early 19th century, in ivory, a figure of a pot-bellied man bending over backwards and picking up a heavy sack. 1 3/8in (3.5cm). The fourth, mid 19th century, ash-tray netsuke in a reddish wood, designed in the shape of a truncated tree stump, the sides are well carved to simulate the bark of the tree. 1 3/8in (3.6cm). Provenance: The third, Ex George A. Cohen collection.