"Netsuke - Woman With Parchment And Kappa - Japan - 19th Century"
Surprising netsuke in lacquered wood representing a woman fighting over a parchment (or a piece of fabric?) with a Kappa, that is to say a mischievous little aquatic yokai.Japan, 19th century.
Superb patina of use revealing the successive layers of lacquer.
Natural himotoshi, the rope of the inro being able to pass through a series of holes between the two characters.
Dimensions:
Height: 3.8 cm
Depth: 2.3 cm
Width: 3.6 cm
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