Three ivory fruit netsuke and two wood persimmon netsuke


One signed Mitsuhiro, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe first two biwa fruit, partly peeled and attached to a stalk, signed Mitsuhiro, 4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide; the second the same subject, inscribed Mitsuhiro, 4.8cm (1 7/8in) high; the third two hozuki (Chinese lantern) attached to a stalk with foliage, inscribed Rantei, 4.8cm (1 7/8in) wide; the first wood netsuke a persimmon, split to one side, inscribed Gyokuso with seal, 3.5cm (1 3/8in) wide; the second the same subject, severed at the top to reveal the flesh within, signed Keisai, 2.5cm (1in) high. (5).