Lot 831 D‡α

A large boxwood netsuke of a kappa on a hamaguri. Late 19th century

The water sprite crawls over a clam, the two valves of which have closed over his foot, body and legs are covered by scales. The eye pupils of light and brown horn, the fluid on top of the head of mother-of-pearl, the visible foot of the clam of ivory.
Height 3.3 cm; width 4.2 cm