Nine pairs of menuki (paired hilt ornaments)
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/19th centuryAll of mixed metal with relief inlay and chasing and unsigned except as noted, the first, two circular plates perhaps for kagamibuta netsuke depicting Kosekiko handing a scroll to Choryo, signed Rakusuido Tsunenari with a kao, with a wood storage box inscribed outside with the title and artist name, the reverse of the lid with a lengthy attestation dated August 1937; the second two swallows; the third a fan and broom, both with insects; the fourth two pairs of gambolling puppies; the fifth copper, a buck and doe, signed Nagatsune, with a wood storage box inscribed with the title and artist name, the reverse of the lid with an attestation dated May 1924; the sixth the Herd Boy (kengyo, Altair) and the Weaving Princess (orihime, Vega); the seventh two charging mounted samurai; the eighth two piles of beans; the ninth a gourd vine, flowers, and wasps; the other seven each with a wood storage box. (27).