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A group of three netsuke, various materials.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD
A group of three netsuke, various materials.
Mid 19th century. The first, a silver and ivory plaque, the silver lid engraved with kiku and decorated with story of Shiba Onko and the boy in the sake jar whom he freed. 1 7/8in (4.8cm). The second, a wood portrayal of Jo and Uba in a Pine Cone, which, when opened, reveals them standing, Jo with his rake and a fan, Uba with a broom. 1 1/2in (4cm). The third, in ivory, Moso, one of the twenty-four paragons of Filial Piety, in the Bamboo Grove, his spade over his shoulder and a fresh bamboo shoot growing in front of him. 1 1/4in (3.2cm).