Wooden netsuke featuring a monkey emerging from a chestnut, Japan, Edo period, 19th century This katabori (carved in the round) netsuke features the bust of a monkey emerging from a nut, probably a chestnut. The monkey's eyes are inlaid with blond horn. Two large himotoshi have been carved into the back and bottom of the netsuke. Tamba school. Height: 2.9 cm Small scratches and irregular-shaped himotoshi