Bidspirit auction | antler / bone netsuke

antler / bone netsuke - Hotei seated, with seal on bottom [Edo style, one of the 7 gods of fortune depicted as cheerful budhist monk] 18th century. L 4.3 cm. W 4.1 cm [no.36 in 1983.catalog] [Source: from a private collection. Insurance documents are attached to the item, indicating that the item was assessed in 1983 by the US Appraisers Association, by Bob Altman.]