The tanuki netsuke signed, the other unsigned Japan, 18th-19th century
An amusing netsuke of a tanuki with an elongated scrotum more than twice its size, signed to one side of the scrotum, and a netsuke of an actor in the role of a hunter disguised as a fox, seated and leaning forward with his hands on his lap, wearing a kitsune (fox) mask.
LENGTH 9.4 cm (the tanuki), HEIGHT 3.5 (the actor)
Condition: Good condition with minor surface wear. Provenance: Ex-collection Jury Kolodotschko.