λ A COLLECTION OF SEVEN JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE

λ A COLLECTION OF SEVEN JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

variously depicting groups of travellers and other figures with horses and bovines, one carved as the God Daikoku riding a rat and crossing a bridge while God Ebisu, riding a giant carp, hands him his hammer, signed 'Ryoji'; some other netsuke also bearing signatures, including: 'Tomochika', 'Masatomo', 'Shounsai', 'Ichiyusai' and 'Kigyoku', some with paper collection labels (7)

5cm (max)

Provenance

Formerly the collection of Sir Sydney Richard Wells, 1st Baronet, D.L., M.P. for Bedford (1879-1957) of Felmersham Grange, Bedfordshire, and thence by descent.