An ebony manjû with a peony blossom. 19th century Of rounded rectangular shape, the flat top with a large peony blossom of mother-of-pearl, the su...

A tagayasan wood two-part manjû with cherry flowers. Late 19th century Displaying a cherry blossom branch, the flowers in relief of mother-of-pear...

An Osaka school ivory netsuke of a toy figurine of an ox, by Mitsusada. Mid-19th century Standing, looking straight ahead, showing the protruding ...

A wood netsuke of coins. 19th century Sixteen cash coins are strung on a twisted straw rope, tied with a knot at the end and slung into a loop at ...

A large fine Edo school boxwood netsuke of an Okame mask. Mid-19th century The face with a happy expression showing narrow eyes, a mouth with visi...

A fine boxwood netsuke of a Ranryôô mask. Late 19th century The head with a fierce expression, bulging eyes, an upper and a lower row of long teet...

A stag antler sashi netsuke. Late 19th century Of thin and narrow shape, the top carved as the stylised head of a fabulous beast with a single hor...

A boxwood netsuke of a skeleton lifting a stone. Mid-19th century The crouching human skeleton lifts a large stone in the manner of the blind ston...

A boxwood netsuke of a skeleton beating a mokugyo. Mid-19th century The human skeleton with a striker held in the right hand sits in front of a wo...

A Hida school boxwood netsuke of a skeleton and a wolf, in the style of Shôko. Late 19th century The human skeleton is giving the wolf a beating, ...

A flat stag antler ryûsa manjû with a skull and lotus. Late 19th century Carved in openwork with a skull, a grave post with illegible bonji, a lot...

An unusual stag antler manjû-type netsuke of a skull. Late 19th century The flat and stylised skull lies on a lotus leaf with rolled up edges, on ...

A black wood and brass netsuke of a withered sotoba with bones and a skull. Late 19th century A rib cage, a skull and various bones are arranged o...

A very fine and highly realistic walrus tusk model of a skull and a snake, by Toshinaga. Late 19th c The human skull with huge eye sockets and an ...

A stag antler netsuke of a skull and a skeleton. Late 19th century A small human skeleton climbs over the top of a skull with circular eye sockets...

A very fine and highly realistic ivory model of a skull. Late 19th century The human skull displays huge eye sockets and an upper jaw with front t...

A boxwood model of a skull. Late 19th century The human skull displays huge eye sockets and an upper and lower jaw with two teeth missing. Height ...

A highly unusual stag antler netsuke of a sleeping skeleton, by Sessai. Third quarter 19th century The human skeleton lies prostrate as if it were...

A very rare wood netsuke of Botan Tôrô. Late 19th century The human skeleton with a tattered lotus leaf on its head carries a large lantern and sh...