Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Naturalistically carved and finely stained as an edamame bean pod showing the undulations of five beans within. Himotoshi through the looped stem.LENGTH 14.3 cmCondition: Very good condition, some light surface scratches.Provenance: German private collection.Auction comparison:Compare to a similar wood netsuke sold at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 28 October 2020, Vienna, lot 215 (sold for 1,643 EUR).