TWO JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE

TWO JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE

EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

The first carved as a monkey delousing its young whilst the infant eats a fruit, the larger primate with its eyes inlaid in light horn, a two-character signature underneath; the other carved as a lion dog, the shishi crouching on a shaped base, the carved features worn with age, unsigned, 4cm and 5.3cm. (2)