Lot of ten netsuke, 1) ivory, Hotei with karako holding fan in bag. H. 3.5 cm. 2) ivory, Hotei. H. 3.5 cm. 3) ivory, standing Hotei with fan. H. 6.5 cm. 4) narwhale tooth, sitting Hotei with fan. H. 3.5 cm. 5) ivory, Hotei in bag, holding bag with teeth. H. 3 cm. 6) staghorn, sitting Hotei with fan. H. 3.5 cm. 7) bone, standing Hotei with tama and karako. H. 4 cm. 8) ivory, resting Hotei with fan on bag. H. 4 cm. 9) stag antler, sitting Hotei with fan and bag. Signed. H. 2.5 cm. 10) ivory, standing Hotei with karako and bag on his shoulder. Signed Ichi. H. 6 cm. Japan, 18th/19th century. Provenance: 2) Christie's Paris, 19 November 2003, lot 92. 4) Christie's London, 19 June 2003. 5) Nagel, 19 May 2006, lot 2719. 6) Nagel, 13 November 2007, lot 3249.


Please note: we don't ship lots containing ivory outside the European Union.