DEER ANTLER NETSUKE REPRESENTING A KAPPA 19th... Lot 42

DEER ANTLER NETSUKE REPRESENTING A KAPPA 19th century A STAG-ANTLER NETSUKE OF A KAPPA (WATER SPRITE) 19th century Carved from the burr of an antler, depicting the head and torso of a kappa, the kappa smiling widely with both arms raised, possibly holding a tama (jewel), its face partially obscured by the natural stag hair; unsigned. 4.1cm (1 5/8in) high. Footnotes: 鹿角彫根付 河童 無銘 19世紀 Provenance: Albert Brockhaus Collection. Purchased at Klefisch, Cologne, 12 September 1992, lot 305. Published: INSJ, vol.18, no.4, p.26, no.21. For a somewhat similar example of a full body kappa carrying a tokkuri, see JINCS, vol.8, no.3, p.13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com