THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE

THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY

The first a red and black negoro lacquer netsuke of a seated Daruma looking disgruntled, 3.9cm; another carved as a small shōjō holding a large sake cup with the character kotobuki (longevity) written in the well, 3.5cm; the third depicting a karako holding an oni mask, 5cm. (3)

Provenance: from the Mark and Elizabeth Harding Collection, South Africa.