Japan. Edo period. 19th c. Walnut finely carved and engraved. Accumulation of lucky things like the invisibility hat, the lucky raincoat (kakure-gasa), Daikoku's hammer, the holy key, and such. Height 3cm, width 3.3cm. Sign.: Masaya in oval reserve. Condition A/B. Crack due to the material.
Provenance: -Collection Somerwil, Amsterdam.
Literature: -Brockhaus, Albert: Netsuke, 1925, p. 415, no. 891.