Strauss & co - 14 March 2016, Cape Town

* 201 Two Japanese ivory netsuke, 19th century the first an okimono netsuke of an Ebisu holding a fish above a basket, attended by two young boys, signed, 4,8cm ; the second of a figure riding on a giant carp, 3cm high (2) R8 000–10 000 * 202 Two Japanese ivory netsuke, 19th century the first a manju netsuke of shallow oval form, carved with Minogame , the long-tailed turtle, the reverse carved with Fukurokuju holding an open manuscript roll before a crane, signed, 5cm; the second a netsuke of an umibøzu within an open hamaguri (clam), one eye lacking signed, 5,5cm (2) R10 000–12 000 * 203 Two Japanese ivory okimono netsuke, 19th century the first of a takarabune with the figurehead of a cockerel, divided by a sail with an emblem of the auspicious crane, the front with three figures and umibøzu , the reverse with two figures, signed in a red lacquer reserve, 4,5cm high ; the second, of a small pleasure boat, the interior with a couple in flagrante , with the oarsman viewing them from the stern, 2,7cm high (2) R12 000–15 000 * Please note that lots 201-206 are not suitable for export. 201 202 203 203 reverse detail 78