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A group of four netsuke, various materials.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
A group of four netsuke, various materials.
The first, mid 19th century, in coral, Ebisu holding up a large fish and, on the reverse Daikoku with his mallet. 1 5/8in (4.1cm). The second, mid 19th century, a wood ryusa manju depicting a stork and ginkgo leaves, a section of the rim slides out and reveals a compass marked in gold with signs of the Zodiac. 1 1/2in (3.9cm). The third, 19th/20th century boar's tusk, adapted by adding himotoshi. 3 3/4in (9.4cm). The fourth, mid 19th century, in umimatsu, formed from the joining of two branches. 1 7/8in (4.7cm).