λ SIX JAPANESE NETSUKE EDO PERIOD AND LATER

λ SIX JAPANESE NETSUKE

EDO PERIOD AND LATER, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER

Two in stag antler, one carved as a small boy holding the mask of an oni and the other a curled up lotus flower, signed with the single character Tou/nori; one in lacquer depicting a cluster of masks; one gourd-shaped in wood and ivory carved with a tiger and a dragon amongst clouds, prunus flowers and bamboo; the remaining two in wood and depicting Hotei, one lying on his side and the other standing, 6.1cm max. (6)