A netsuke of a suisei, a mythical creature with a single horn, a flaming mane and tail like a shishi, but with a tortoise carapace as well as hooves, with dark inlaid eyes, seated on a flat oval base, and a netsuke of a kappa with a tortoise carapace and long, neatly incised hair, pulling back a large lotus leaf, revealing a small frog, all on an oval base, both with a single himotoshi through the base.
HEIGHT 4.4 cm (the suisei) and 3 cm (the kappa)
Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear. Provenance: Ex-collection Jury Kolodotschko.