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Three wood Netsuke
Japan, Edo period (1603-1868) 18th/19th century
Consisting of a carving of Fukurokuju with a young boy holding a staff, a seated Hotei, and an old man wearing a kimono sitting in front of a wooden bucket, the bucket carved to the base with the crest of the Kobayakawa clan.
Height 4.7 cm. and smaller
Catalogue note: The Kobayakawa clan was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Taira clan. Their holdings were in the Chugoku region. They were a powerful clan during the Sengoku period but were disbanded during the Edo period after the Battle of Sekigahara. However, the Kobayakawa clan was restored by the Mōri clan during the Meiji period and granted a title of baronage in the new nobility. In addition, the Kusai clan of Takehara which is a branch of the Kobayakawa were granted a rank of nobility.
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In overall good condition, some wear, one netsuke with arm missing