Two Ivory Netsuke and an Ivory Hidden Christian (Kakure Kirishitan) Netsuke
Edo-Meiji period (18th and late 19th century), the second signed Chikuyosai and sealed
The first of Shoki grasping a terrified demon by the forearm, details incised and stained dark; the second of Choryo returning Kosekiko's shoe; the third of Kikujido, the Chrysanthemum Boy, with a basket of chrysanthemums, the hollow base concealing a removable cross on a stand
2 1/8in. (5.4cm.); 1 5/8in. (4.1cm.); 2 3/8in. (6cm.) high (3)
Two Ivory Netsuke and an Ivory Hidden Christian (Kakure Kirishitan) Netsuke
Edo-Meiji period (18th and late 19th century), the second signed Chikuyosai and sealed
The first of Shoki grasping a terrified demon by the forearm, details incised and stained dark; the second of Choryo returning Kosekiko's shoe; the third of Kikujido, the Chrysanthemum Boy, with a basket of chrysanthemums, the hollow base concealing a removable cross on a stand
2 1/8in. (5.4cm.); 1 5/8in. (4.1cm.); 2 3/8in. (6cm.) high (3)
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