Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th/20th century The...

Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th/20th century
The first, a wood study of two frogs on a lotus leaf; the second, a bamboo figure of a man blowing into a bag; the third, a wood study of a monkey grasping its knees, with unidentified signature; the fourth, a wood study of a man working on a wagon wheel, signed Hokei; the fifth, a walnut-shell model of Daruma, with inlaid eyes and an unidentified signature; the sixth, a wood study of a locust grasping a small branch; the seventh, a multicolored Buddha's hand fruit carved onto a seed pod, signed Ikkokusai in red lacquer; the eighth, a smiling face carved into a walnut shell; the ninth, a wood study of a horse at rest (9)
2 1/4in (5.7 cm) wide, the largest