Lot of six netsuke, 1) ivory, sitting Hotei playing with two karako. Signed Kigyoku. H. 4.5 cm. 2) narwhale tooth, Hotei with bag, fan and three karako. Signed Gyokuzan. L. 5 cm. 3) wood and ivory, Hotei with tama in bag, pulled by karako. Signed. L. 4 cm. 4) ivory, two karako serving sake to Hotei with fan. L. 5 cm. 5) ivory, Hotei with dog on a leash. L. 4.5 cm. 6) ivory, Hotei with karako. H. 3.5 cm. Japan, 18th/19th century. Provenance: 1) Nagel, 8 November 2003, lot 2062. 3) Sotheby's, 17 June 1998, lot 618. 4) Sotheby's, 10 September 2002, lot 109. 5) St. John's University, New York.


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