KAPPA MUSUME

Usually Kappa are males with a turtle shell and a saucer of water on their heads, the main thing is not to spill it, otherwise the magic will be lost! Kappa are big fans of cucumbers, evil, impudent, they love to measure their strength in Sumo wrestling or just scare a gaping passerby. I already had a couple of netsuke on the Kappa theme. But not all Kappa are evil boys, this time meet a beautiful lady, Onna Kappa 女河童! And no cucumbers! ;) In general, the fashionable turtle shell and the signature saucer of water remind us that this beauty is from the Kappa family. Among the Kappa ladies, one character stands out - Kappa Musume 河童娘. Charming! Kappa turns into a sweet girl for one purpose, to eat something tasty. No treachery, purely gastronomic plans! Feed her once and she will become your constant and very grateful guest, sometimes she will cure you, sometimes she will bring you fish. But if you suspect her of being a Kappa and give her some bottle gourd juice, this lady will disappear into the river depths forever with the thought: "Here we go again!" Such is the drama about betrayal of trust and dislike of pumpkin. Do you like pumpkin? Here is a netsuke depicting Kappa Musume, the very girl from the Japanese legend who is about to turn into a girl and ask for something tasty. Just don't offer her a pumpkin, otherwise you will have to look for it in the nearest river! :) Her look will definitely not leave you indifferent, a little cunning and a drop of river magic. The horn of the African buffalo Zebu after bleaching acquires the beauty of amber, as if the sun is setting and its reflection paints the waves of the river in amber tones. The scales are applied using a special technique. Netsuke height 6.9 cm. Eyes inlaid: mammoth tusk, mother-of-pearl, black horn, amber. Ojime: two carps from the same horn, bleaching and with the same technique of applying scales. Twisted cord. 2025. Available for purchase.