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A group of four netsuke, various materials.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
A group of four netsuke, various materials.
Mid 19th century. The first, in bone, Ebisu riding a giant fish, There are traces of an old signature that has been eradicated by wear. The bone is possibly the jaw-bone of a sperm whale (see Penniman: Pictures of Ivory ... , 1952, plate XV -2). Ex Barry Davies Oriental Art, London. 1 1/8in (2.9cm). The second, a bamboo manju with a gold lacquered butterfly, a small butterfly on one side in black lacquer. 1 5/8in (4.1cm). The third, a umimatsu moray eel. 6 1/8in (15.6cm). The fourth,a corozo nut ferret, signed on the back, Yukimasa, in sosho. 1 3/8in (3.4cm).