A group of six ivory netsuke, Edo - Meiji period, 19th century

Property of a descendant of William Beckford & The Dukes of Hamilton
A group of six ivory netsuke, Edo - Meiji period, 19th century

a group of six ivory netsuke, including an okimono style netsuke of Hotei and a group of karako drinking sake; an okimono style netsuke of kappa on rockwork, signed; an okimono style netsuke of a skeleton; a netsuke in the form of a chestnut with a worm emerging from a hole, the interior carved with a landscape; an ivory netsuke of a boy with a lion dance (shishi mai) headdress, and an okimono style netsuke of a mother and child washing clothes
3 cm. wide (1 1/4 in.) (the first)
3.5 cm. wide (1 3/8 in.) (the second)
3.2 cm. high (1 1/4 in.) (the third)
3 cm. wide (1 1/4 in.) (the fourth)
3 cm. high (1 1/4 in.) (the fifth)
2.5 cm. wide (1 in.) (the sixth)

Condition Report:
The first with some old wear, the rest all in good condition.

Provenance:
This small collection is believed to have been assembled by Mary, Duchess of Hamilton (1854–1934);
Thence by descent.