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AN INRO , A MANJU NETSUKE, SIX OJIME , A SMALL IRON STATUE OF KANNON, A KOGO , A POUCH CLASP, AN INK POT AND A TOBACCO POUCH Signed, late Edo period (19th Century) A silvered metal single-case iron sheath inro , the iron uchidashi sheath decorated with a seated tiger beside a waterfall, in takanikubori , shakudo , silvered metal takazogan and gilt, the reverse similarly decorated with pine and a stream, yamagane himotoshi , signed Masanobu ; an ivory manju netsuke inset with a shibuichi disc carved with a man frightened by a bakemono in katakiribori , signed Shuraku and kao ; a copper and shibuichi ojime formed as an actor with kamishimo and sword in front of a curtain, signed Ryumin ; a shibuichi cylindrical ojime with shakudo and copper spiral lines; a copper ojime of a stylized kakashi , shakudo hat; a copper ojime of Shojo; a copper and gilt ojime of Chin'nan holding a bowl, a dragon behind him; a large oval shibuichi ojime depicting Koreijin and a tiger in takabori , shibuichi and shakudo takazogan , with signature Noriyuki ; a cast iron statue of Kannon holding a scroll, byakugo , eyes and scroll in gold zogan , signed Yoshiyasu kinsen ; a copper uchidashi kogo formed as a chestnut, with carved details, with gilt lining; a large uchidashi iron pouch clasp formed as the face of a karashishi ; an iron circular ink pot carved with a dragon among clouds in takabori , silver, shakudo and gold iroe zogan , the interior with an hexagonal ink pot with a hinged lid; and a Dutch leather tobacco pouch with a metal clasp depicting a cockerel and hen feeding among flowers in shakudo , silver and gilt iroe , interior gilt ishime-ji plate depicting a fence and plants in iroe hirazogan , signed Ikkoku saku 2¼in. (5.7cm.) long, 1 5/8in. (4.2cm.) diam., 5/8in. (1.6cm.), 7/16in. (1.2cm.) high, 5/8in. (1.6cm.), 13/16in. (2.1cm.), 5/8in. (1.5cm.), 1½in. (3.9cm.), 3¾in. (9.4cm.) high, 2in. (5cm.), 2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) wide, 1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) diam. and 5¼in. (13cm.) wide respectively (13)