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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 300093, member: 56&quot;]I think that these are tourist quality pieces, not a high standard of carving.&nbsp; They are charming nonetheless, and I wouldn&#039;t mind having one.</p><p><br /></p><p>My guess is that the quahog piece might be functional.&nbsp; That&#039;s because of the configuration of the holes (hemotoshi).&nbsp; You would feed a cord through the smaller hole and knot it, then the knot would nestle in the larger hole.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.jncohen.net/Japanese-Netsuke/Cordhole.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.jncohen.net/Japanese-Netsuke/Cordhole.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.jncohen.net/Japanese-Netsuke/Cordhole.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I think the others are decorative - netsuke in format, but not intended for use.</p><p><br /></p><p>Like Komo, I would guess not so old, 20th C, but I don&#039;t know pre- or post- WWII.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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