SIX WOOD FIGURE NETSUKEEdo period (1615-1868) to Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th centuryThe first a crouched Sanbaso dancer, the mask inlaid, signedMinsetsu,2.6cm (1 1/16in) long; the second a Chinese sage with a crane, signedShodai,4.1cm (1 5/8in) high; the third a Chinese man seated and holding a lotus pod,unsigned,3.6cm (1 7/16in) long; the fourth a boy seated on a large ox as his father holds the halter, signedKeisai,4cm (1 9/16in); the fifth a seated man gripping a mortar, poundingmochi (rice cakes), signedGyokko,3.8cm (1½in); the sixth a seated monk, bearing a smug expression, details inlaid,unsigned,2.9cm (1 1/8in). (6).