Netsuke of Ashinaga and Tenaga with an Octopus 18th century Japan Ashinaga ("long legs") and Tenaga ("long arms") are two mythical figures who utilize their enhanced extremities to capture creatures from the ocean. The pair thus transforms what might at first appear as physical disfigurements into a mutually beneficial attribute. Here Tenaga grasps the day's catch, an octopus, in his left hand. In turn, the octopus' tentacles ensnare Ashinaga's legs and Tenaga's arm, and one tentacle reaches up toward Ashinaga's Netsuke of Ashinaga and Tenaga with an Octopus. Japan. 18th century. Wood.

Netsuke of Ashinaga and Tenaga with an Octopus 18th century Japan Ashinaga ("long legs") and Tenaga ("long arms") are two mythical figures who utilize their enhanced extremities to capture creatures from the ocean. The pair thus transforms what might at first appear as physical disfigurements into a mutually beneficial attribute. Here Tenaga grasps the day's catch, an octopus, in his left hand. In turn, the octopus' tentacles ensnare Ashinaga's legs and Tenaga's arm, and one tentacle reaches up toward Ashinaga's Netsuke of Ashinaga and Tenaga with an Octopus. Japan. 18th century. Wood. Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912). Netsuke

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