Four Japanese late Edo - early Meiji ivory netsuke depicting various animals Added: three extra Japanese ivory sculptures (two figures and a bat)
Four Japanese late Edo - early Meiji ivory netsuke depicting various animals, largest item W 4,3 - Weight 16 g
All of them with black stained engraving. One depicting a cricket sitting on a (ridge tile), signed, W 4,3 cm - weight 16 g.; one depicting a toad family sitting on each other's back, signed, H 3,9 cm - weight 25 g.; a third one depicting a screaming sparrow, with beady eyes, signed, H 2,8 cm - weight 26 g.; the last one depicting a toad, with beady eyes, signed, W 4,1 cm - weight 21 g.
Condition: - in our opinion all items in an acceptable to good condition
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Four Japanese late Edo - early Meiji ivory netsuke depicting various animals, largest item W 4,3 - Weight 16 g
All of them with black stained engraving. One depicting a cricket sitting on a (ridge tile), signed, W 4,3 cm - weight 16 g.; one depicting a toad family sitting on each other's back, signed, H 3,9 cm - weight 25 g.; a third one depicting a screaming sparrow, with beady eyes, signed, H 2,8 cm - weight 26 g.; the last one depicting a toad, with beady eyes, signed, W 4,1 cm - weight 21 g.
Condition: - in our opinion all items in an acceptable to good condition