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Group of four wood netsuke.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Group of four wood netsuke.
Early/mid 19th century. The first, a seated man trying to remove a giant bee from his shoulder. Signed on the back of his loin cloth in an oval reserve, Shigekazu. 1 5/8in (4.2cm). The second, a Buddhist temple in a grove. Signed on the underside, Shinboku or Masamutsu. 1in (2.6cm). The third, an ebony Citron(Buddha's hand fruit). Signed. 2 1/8in (5.4cm). The fourth, by Seizan, of a woman wielding a straw pounder to teach her son a lesso. Signed on the underside on a raised rectangular tablet. 1 1/2in (3.8cm).