Lot of ten netsuke, 1) ivory, sitting Hotei. H. 3.5 cm. 2) ivory, Hotei with karako. H. 3.5 cm. 3) staghorn, Hotei standing on his bag with fan. H. 5 cm. 4) ivory, standing Hotei carrying a bag on his shoulders. Signed Meika. H. 4 cm. 5) ivory, sitting Hotei. H. 3 cm. 6) ivory, sitting Hotei on base. H. 4 cm. 7) ivory, Hotei in bag with two karako. Signed Hidemitsu. H. 3 cm. 8) ivory, Hotei with bag on base. H. 4 cm. 9) ivory, Hotei in bag, holding the bag with his teeth. Possibly indistinctly signed. H. 3.5 cm. 10) ivory, sitting Hotei leaning on his bag. L. 4.5 cm. Japan, 18th/19th century. Provenance: 1) Christie's Amsterdam, 20 November 2002. 2) Christie's Amsterdam, 28 September 2000. 3) Christie's Amsterdam, 28 September 2000. 5) Nagel, 13 November 1999, lot 1774. 7) Christie's South Kensington, 12 November 2002. 8) Christie's Amsterdam, 28 September 2000.


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