Six wood figure netsuke

Six wood figure netsuke
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to mid 19th century
The first okimono type, of Kanshin being made to crawl between the legs of two brigands, signed Mitsumasa, 3.8cm (1½in) high; the second a fisherman seated on a large clam, pulling his loincloth which is caught in the jaws of the shell, inscribed Tomokazu, 4.8cm (1 7/8in) high; the third a boy holding a ball while balancing another on his head, unsigned, 6.4cm (2½in) high; the fourth a baby boy crawling on his stomach, signed Masakazu, 4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide; the fifth a shojo feeling the effects of sake, signed Masatada, 3.8cm (1½in) wide; and the sixth Daruma in meditation, unsigned, 4.2cm (1 5/8in). (6).