Lot 1465 Dα

Five pairs of soft metal menuki with inlays of gold and silver. 19th century

Five pairs of soft metal menuki with inlays of gold and silver in shape of, a) Hotei seated in his bag pulled by karako, b) Hotei with a shouldered bag, c) Idaten running and oni with a reliquary in flight, d) Daikoku with a huge mallet and Ebisu with a huge sea bream, e) Daikoku with mallet and bag beside two large rice bales. 19th century. (5)