Two signed, the others unsigned Japan, 18th-19th century
One ivory netsuke depicting Bunbuku Chagama, a tanuki transforming into a tea kettle, signed BUNGA to the underside. One ivory netsuke of Fukurokuju seated on a round openworked stool, holding a fan in one hand and a gnarly cane with a scroll in the other. One ivory netsuke of the boy wonder Yoko with a large ferocious tiger, signed CHOUNSAI JUGYOKU to the oval base. One small ivory okimono of Jurojin carrying a minogame on his shoulder.
HEIGHT 2.5 cm (Bunbuku Chamaga), 5 cm (Fukurokuju), 3.5 cm (Yoko and tiger), 5.1 cm (Jurojin)
Condition: Overall good condition with minor surface wear, natural age cracks, the minogame’s head and an inlay to the underside of Fukurokuju’s stool are lost. Provenance: Ex collection Jury Kolodotschko. The netsuke signed Chounsai Jugyoku formerly collection Karl Schwarz and purchased at Kunsthandel Klefisch, Cologne, 88th auction, January 2008, lot 66.