Pair of Antique Handcarved Tagua Nut Japanese Netsuke with Many Faces utilitarian vessel 5 1/16" x 4 7/8"

5 1/16" x 4 7/8" and in very good condition

I love her deep eyes and wonderfully straight lipped expression

which if I weren't so much in the habit of listing things quickly

There are three long pieces of wood with four soldiers each

I have to believe there is someone out there who will love these empathetic creatures as much as I do

Pair of Antique Handcarved Tagua Nut Japanese Netsuke with Many Faces utilitarian vessel 5 1/16" x 4 7/8"Charming 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