Strauss & co - 16 October 2017, Cape Town

70 186 A Japanese ivory netsuke, late Meiji period (1868-1912) carved with a seated figure of Shojo holding a large sake bottle in his left hand, a straw hat dangling from a ribbon tied around his neck, signed, 3,5cm high R –  *This lot is not suitable for export. 187 Two Japanese ivory netsuke, late Meiji period (1868-1912) the first carved with a young scholar kneeling at his writing table, holding a paint brush in his right hand, signed, 3,9cm high ; the second carved with a pair of puppies, damaged, 2,4cm high (2) R –  *This lot is not suitable for export. 188 Two Japanese ivory netsuke, late Meiji period (1868-1912) the first carved with a vendor carrying masks, games, gourds and dice over his right shoulder, signed, 5,6cm high ; the second carved with a figure pressing down on the head of an Oni, damaged, 4,2cm high (2) R –  *This lot is not suitable for export. 186 187 188