FIVE IVORY NETSUKE AND OKIMONO, JAPAN, LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY |

comprising one nestuke of an ivory skull inlaid with amber and mother-of-pearl insects and bat; an ivory netsuke of two bunk skulls; an ivory okimono of a coiled snake eating a frog; an ivory okimono of a skull with a snake chasing a frog; an ivory okimono of a crane crossed by a snake; together with an ivory skull overcome by a dragon in Hippopotamus amphibius, European work, 19th century (6)

Good overall condition. Some tiny losses and wear to the surface. The European one with the dragon has been broken off and restuck.
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