Two ivory figure netsuke

Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century

Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century
The first carved in Tobori (Chinese style), a sage seated on a rectangular case, carved on the sides with a running shishi and flowerheads, unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in) high; the second a woodsman resting on a bench, holding a staff and flanked with sheaves of brushwood, unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in) wide. (2).