Six ivory netsuke

Six ivory netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century
The first a grazing horse standing in a typical attitude, its head lowered to the left, unsigned, 6.4cm (2½in) high; the second a puppy with a kemari (football), signed Ranmei, 3.5cm (3/8in) wide; the third two horses, one recumbent while the other stands over it, signed Tomotane, 3.5cm (1 3/8in) wide; the fourth two boys opening Hotei's sack revealing two more boys within, unsigned, 5.7cm (2¼in) wide; the fifth five monkeys on a long rocky base, signed Gyokuryusai kore o tsukuru, 7.3cm (2 7/8in) wide; the sixth a rat climbing into a large sack, unsigned, 5.4cm (2 1/8in) wide. (6).