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A Japanese boxwood netsuke of kappa, Edo period, 1615-1868, 19th century
the kappa carved enticing a frog from below a taro leaf, 2,5cm high; another of a sea dragon and a rat, Edo period, 1615-1868, 19th century, carved with an open-mouthed sea dragon, one side carved with a rat, 6cm high; and a Japanese ebony netsuke of a monkey, Edo period, 1615-1868, 19th century, the cross-legged animal with a peach on its back, 4,5cm high