A Group of Four Metal Netsuke

PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
A Group of Four Metal Netsuke
The first, in the form of a finely-woven basket with a cover in two-pieces, decorated with alternating bands of hammered black and silver wire; the second, in the form of a small shō instrument with the bamboo pipes expressed in gilt and two small paulownia crests on the base; the third, formed as Daikoku's mallet with an applied alloy plum blossom, an openwork yin-yang symbol which exposes the hollow interior, chisel marks to express the wood grain of the mallet, and fine detail on the handle and finial; the fourth, in the form of a two-piece rectangular box with cover made of copper alloy with motif of butterflies and pampas grass in gold, silver, and shakudo, and signed Nara-saku (4)
2 3/8in (6cm) long, the largest