Strauss & co - 14 March 2016, Cape Town

* 198 Two Japanese ivory netsuke, 19th century the first carved with a seated monkey examining a netsuke of an infant in his left paw attached to an ojime and a four-case inro, formerly holding a magnifying glass in his right paw, chip to his robe, one eye lacking, signed, 3,5cm high ; the second of a shishi astride a ball, a small loose ball in its mouth, some loss, 3,4cm high (2) R6 000–8 000 199 Two Japanese boxwood netsuke, 19th century the first of a toad on an overturned bucket, signed, 4cm high ; the second of three nasubi , signed, 3,8cm high (2) R8 000–10 000 * 200 Two Japanese ivory netsuke, 19th century the first of a seated boy pointing with his right hand to his left hand resting on a Daruma doll, signed, 3,4cm high ; the second, a netsuke okimono carved with two small boys kneeling at a table, one with his brush poised above a suzuribako , both holding a scroll, signed, 3cm high (2) R10 000–15 000 198 199 200 198 detail 77