Description the kappa carved enticing a frog from below a taro leaf, 2,5cm high; another of a sea dragon and a rat, Edo period, 1615-1868, 19th century, carved with an open-mouthed sea dragon, one side carved with a rat, 6cm high; and a Japanese ebony netsuke of a monkey, Edo period, 1615-1868, 19th century, the cross-legged animal with a peach on its back, 4,5cm high (3)
Condition Report A Japanese boxwood netsuke of kappa, Edo period, 1615-1868, 19th century 3,7cm wide A hole to the base possibly later ? A Japanese boxwood netsuke of a sea dragon and a rat, Edo period, 1615-1868, 19th century There is a crack which runs the length of the netsuke from the dragon's mouth through the back of the rat measuring 5cm long ? A Japanese ebony netsuke of a monkey, Edo period, 1615-1868, 19th century There are three chips around the himatoshi, the largest measuring 5 by 5cm There is a chip to the bottom of his right leg measuring 0,5 by 0,5cm