FOUR JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Variously carved as a man with a hammer seated in...

FOUR JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE

MEIJI 1868-1912

Variously carved as a man with a hammer seated in front of a large circular stone, signed Tomonobu to the back; another depicting a turtle, frogs and insects climbing over small pomegranate fruits, a four character signature; the third a figure lying with a small Daruma doll in his hands, unsigned; the last a group of masks including Hannya, signed Kounsai, 4.8cm max. (4)

Provenance: an English private collection, Hampshire, acquired in the early 20th century.