Pair of Antique Handcarved Tagua Nut Japanese Netsuke with Many Faces harmonica this makes me want to

this makes me want to build an alter and light candles in front of it for sure

and an interesting rounded bottom

backyard play--on it

with chess certainly an apt metaphor for the tactics of war

Pair of Antique Handcarved Tagua Nut Japanese Netsuke with Many Faces harmonica this makes me want toCharming 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