Five ivory figure netsuke and a wood okimono


Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to late 19th centuryThe first sennin standing, holding a calligraphic scroll, unsigned, 12.7cm (5in) high; the second a fisherman holding a large fish over one shoulder, unsigned, 8.5cm (3 3/8in) high; the third a slender foreigner with one hand held to his chest, unsigned, 11cm (4 3/8in) high; the fourth a Chinese man standing by a tall table, unsigned, 8.2cm (3¼in) high; the fifth a naked man pulling up his fundoshi (loincloth) with a cat at his feet, signed Tomomasa, 6.8cm (2 5/8in) high; the wood okimono a tall slender foreigner standing by a rock inlaid with ivory shells, inscribed Itsumin, 14.5cm (5¾in) high. (6).