Three stag-horn netsuke, three fruit-nut netsuke, and a lacquer netsuke


Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th centuryComprising a stag-horn model of a reclining ox, the eyes inlaid in dark horn, signed Taihei; a stag-horn model of a toad on top of a discarded bucket, indistinctly signed Ichimin[] to; a marine ivory rectangular netsuke carved on the surface with a kneeling beauty holding a fan beneath New-Year decorations, and a bird in flight; a fruit-nut netsuke carved with flowers and vines; a fruit-nut netsuke carved with lotus blossoms and leaves, illegibly signed; a fruit-nut netsuke carved with hares in crashing waves, signed Naoie; a red-lacquer manju netsuke carved in relief with leafy vines (7) 2 1/8in (5.3cm) wide, the largest