TWO WOOD NETSUKE OF SAKE DRINKERS Japan, 18^th - 19^th century, Edo period (1615-1868)

The first depicting Hotei, wearing a loose robe, revealing his bulging belly and sipping sake from a sake saucer (sakazuki), with the two asymmetrical himotoshi through the bottom, signed underneath.The temple servant wearing an eboshi, sitting on a roof tile and drinking sake from an amusingly large sake saucer (sakazuki), the two himotoshi through the underside.

LENGTH 3.3 - 4.8 cm

Condition: Good condition with surface scratches.
Provenance: German private collection.