Seven ivory figure netsuke


Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 18th to late 19th centuryComprising: Hotei seated, leaning on his sack, signed illegibly, 4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide; a Dutchman standing beside a large shishi, unsigned, 4.2cm (1 5/8in) high; Jurojin with a young boy at his side, unsigned, 4.2cm (1 5/8in) high; a boy holding a kemari ball on a sack, unsigned, 3.5cm (1 3/8in) high; a boy standing beside a large sack, unsigned, 3.8cm (1 3/8in) wide; Gama Sennin seated on a rock, holding a staff, unsigned, 3.8cm (1½in) high; Urashimataro seated on a rock, a turtle at his feet, signed Togyoku, 4.5cm (1¾in) wide. (7).