Bidspirit auction | A Trio of Japanese Figurines

A Trio of Japanese Figurines including Two Carved Netsuke and One Patinated Bronze Sage - A trio of Japanese figurines comprising two cream-coloured carved figures and one dark patinated metal figure. The leftmost figure depicts a scholar or monk leaning over a desk, possibly sleeping or writing, with incised robes highlighted in dark pigment. The central figure is a cast metal sage, likely bronze with a dark brown patina, depicted seated in voluminous robes and a scholar's cap. The rightmost figure is a carved sage, identified as Jurojin, shown crouching with a staff and gourd; this piece includes two functional himotoshi holes on the reverse identifying it as a netsuke. The cream-coloured items are carved from bone or a high-quality resin composite, displaying surface textures consistent with natural bone or aged synthetic materials. The metal figure shows traditional casting techniques. Three small incised characters are present on the reverse of the right-hand figure, though they are currently illegible. Heights: 3.2 cm to 3.8 cm.