The 'chestnuts' netsuke signed Sokei.
The 'Hannya' netsuke signed Soso.
Height: 4 cm. (1⁵⁄₈ in.) and 5 cm. (2 in.) ; Width (chestnuts netsuke): 3.6 cm. (1³⁄₈ in.)

The boxwood 'chestnuts' netsuke: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., November 2009 (by repute).
The red-lacquered 'grinning man' netsuke:
Collection of Edward Wrangham (1928–2009).
Bonhams London, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art. Part I, 9 November 2010, lot 179.
The red-lacquered 'Hannya' netsuke:
Collection of Edward Wrangham (1928–2009).
Bonhams London, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art. Part III, 15 May 2012, lot 113.

ENSEMBLE DE DEUX NETSUKE EN LAQUE ROUGE ET UN NETSUKE EN BUIS
JAPON, ÉPOQUE MEIJI, FIN DU XIXÈME SIÈCLE

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