A wood sashi netsuke Showa era (1926-1989), 1937 Carved from a section of bamboo as one of the 12 Heavenly Generals of Kofukuji Temple in Nara, the figure shown dressed in animal-skin britches and with flowing scarves, a crown on his head, the details highlighted in gilt, signed on the reverse Kofukuji kondo junitaisho no ichi Tesso saku (One of the 12 Heavenly Generals in the Kondo Hall of Kofukuji Temple, made by Tesso) With a wood tomobako storage box with attestation by Ichiro and dated Showa hinoto ushi haru sangatsu (March, spring, 1937) 5 1/2in (13cm) long