Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to 19th century
The first a frustrated ratcatcher wearing only a fundoshi (loincloth) and holding down a box, the rat perched on his shoulder; the second a smiling child atop a clamshell, signed Josui; the third a child drummer wearing a shishimai mask, signed Yasumasa; the fourth three blind men in a circle seizing one anothers' ears, signed Masayuki; the fifth a sennin (Chinese demigod) crouched, sheltering under his hat and holding a staff; the sixth the poetess Ono no Komachi in old age, seated on a sotoba (grave post), signed Chikusai (6)
1 1/2in (3.7cm) high, the largest
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to 19th century
The first a frustrated ratcatcher wearing only a fundoshi (loincloth) and holding down a box, the rat perched on his shoulder; the second a smiling child atop a clamshell, signed Josui; the third a child drummer wearing a shishimai mask, signed Yasumasa; the fourth three blind men in a circle seizing one anothers' ears, signed Masayuki; the fifth a sennin (Chinese demigod) crouched, sheltering under his hat and holding a staff; the sixth the poetess Ono no Komachi in old age, seated on a sotoba (grave post), signed Chikusai (6)
1 1/2in (3.7cm) high, the largest
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