Lot 1127 Dα

An Edo school light wood netsuke of a kappa in an eel trap, by Teiji. Second half 19th century

The water sprite looks out from a hole of a discarded eel trap, the trap bound together with copper wire, the kappa of stoneware, the elixir glazed blue, the tongue glazed red, the cord holes lined with lead-like material. Signed Teiji on a green-glazed tablet.
Height 1.9 cm; length 4.6 cm