MANEKI KAPPA, C/36 Tools 218" X L: 1

218" X L: 1

Long considered a sign of ill omen

this is one of the more unusual and less publicized pieces

this skeletal Dia de los Muertos statuette depicts a woman dressed in red and green with roses in her hair

A playful baby dragon out of a fairy tale scene features in this fantasy statuette

MANEKI KAPPA, C/36 Tools 218" X L: 1A Kappa ("river child"), alternatively called kawatar ("river boy"), komahiki ("horse puller"), or kawako ("river child"), is a ykai found in Japanese folklore. The name is a combination of the words kawa (river) and wappa, a variant form of warawa (also warabe) "child." In Shint they are considered to be one of many suijin (water deity), their yorishiro, or one of their temporary appearances. A hairy kappa is called a Hysube. There are more than