Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th/20th century Comprising a sashi netsuke carved as a koto with a poem in gold lacquer; an emaciated seated dog resting its paw on a skull; an erotic netsuke carved as a mushroom, the underside with a shojo under a sake cup in low relief; a shishi (lion) looking to the left and snarling; a hatchling dragon emerging from a shell, signed Reigen; a bamboo model of a toad, the natural nodes of the plant used to resemble the amphibian's skin; a bamboo model of a skull, signed Suizan; a humorous study of a Daruma doll formed from the scrotum of a badger, signed Isshinsai; a model of a kappa (water sprite) on the back of a turtle; a study of the attributes of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, signed Gyokuzan 5 3/8in (13.6cm) high, the largest