Pair of Antique Handcarved Tagua Nut Japanese Netsuke with Many Faces black and white arrow This basket definitely has some

This basket definitely has some years on it

and numbers written in pencil on the back inside cover

including with the simple string strung across

I have not touched the brass

Pair of Antique Handcarved Tagua Nut Japanese Netsuke with Many Faces black and white arrow This basket definitely has someCharming little faces all the way around on these small Japanese netsuge, hand carved of Tagua nut (a palm tree nut), later 19th century I believe. Four faces on the larger, two on the smaller, each wearing a different expression. I love that their forms relate to American peach pit carved baskets too as if they were the inspiration for those. Larger: 7 8 t x 3 4 w, Smaller 7 8t x 9 16 w. Both in good antique condition, with a couple of tiny holes on