An ivory netsuke of a kappa
By Ikkosai Toun, late Edo period (19th century)
The sprite dressed in a leaf skirt and seated holding a water basin and a cucumber, its long hair rendered with fine lines and its shell stippled and stained for effect, signed Ikkosai
1 1/4in (3.3cm) high
The sprite dressed in a leaf skirt and seated holding a water basin and a cucumber, its long hair rendered with fine lines and its shell stippled and stained for effect, signed Ikkosai
1 1/4in (3.3cm) high
Sold for
US$ 6,000
inc. premium
Category: Asian Art
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