FIVE WOOD NETSUKE, ONE SIGNED
The second signed Dai Hyuga
Japan, 19th century to Meiji period (1868-1912)

The first a depiction of Okame washing herself, the second an ebony Sanbaso dancer, signed DAI HYUGA, the third a pressed horn netsuke of a street performer - 'sneezer' - who uses a stick to make himself sneeze, the fourth netsuke of Jurojin, the lucky god, and a boy and the fifth showing a man applying moxa, with movable head.

HEIGHT 3.7 - 5.4 cm

Condition: Overall good, worn condition with few surface scratches, the second with a crack and a chip to one foot, the third with age cracks and the fourth with a restored foot.
Provenance: British collection.