Beschreibung:

Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to late 19th century
The first a traveling artisan, signed Masakazu; the second a dancer, with painted details; the third a bearded immortal; the fourth the Kusazuribiki (armor-pulling) episode from Soga monogatari (The Tale of the Soga Brothers); the fifth, two men fighting, signed Tomomasa; the sixth a temple attendant with umbrella and lantern; the seventh, Tadamori apprehending an oil thief, signed Hidechika; the eighth a seated figure with a shishi (Chinese mythical lion), signed Masayuki; the ninth Kan'u and Ryūbi, protagonists in the Tale of the Three Kingdoms; the tenth a Chinese general and attendant, signed Gyokurintei (10)
2 3/4in (7cm) high, the largest