THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY Variously carved as a small rat gnawing on the base of its tail, one eye inlaid and the other covered by its hind leg, a two-character signature to the side; a small monkey seated inside a giant peach, a metal loop underneath; and a farmer and her ox, a three-character signature to the base, 3.4cm max. (3) Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.