An ivory netsuke of tengu. Early 19th centuryThe crow-headed tengu sits in kamishimo with his claw hands resting on his thighs. The eye pupils of ...

An unusual and rare bronze netsuke of a tengu no tamago. Early 19th centuryThe crow-headed tengu with a yamabushi’s cap looks out from the egg whi...

A boxwood netsuke of Saigyô Hôshi. First half 19th centuryStanding with head slightly raised, a bundle tied around his back and holding a large tr...

An ivory netsuke of a warrior on horseback. 19th centuryRiding through waves and tightly holding on to the reigns, with a sword at his back, the t...

An ivory netsuke of Ushiwakamaru fighting with a giant carp. Mid-19th centuryThe young Yoshitsune with ornate hair-do stands next to a rising carp...

An Edo school ivory peg manjû of Benkei. Mid-19th centuryCarved in sunken relief with Benkei as a yamabushi in typical attire holding a staff and ...

An ivory netsuke of Saigyô Hôshi admiring Mount Fuji. Early 19th centurySitting with a bundle tied around his back, the priest-poet sits at the fo...

An interesting boxwood netsuke of a samurai catching a thief, by Masayoshi. Second half 19th centuryA samurai with two swords holds down a thief w...

A boxwood netsuke of Kiyohime and the bell of Dôjôji. Second half 19th centuryKiyohime has changed into a huge hannya with horns, claw hands and f...

An amusing Edo-school ivory netsuke of two monks next to a bell, by Shôunsai. Mid-19th centuryBoth seated to either side of a large bell and cover...

A boxwood netsuke of a laughing shrine attendant with a huge bell. Early 19th centuryWearing an eboshi and standing on one leg, the other raised h...

An ivory netsuke of a sculptor, by Sekkô. Mid-19th centurySitting with hammer and chisel behind the almost completed sculpture of a shishi with a ...

A boxwood netsuke of a street puppeteer. 19th centuryStanding with a wooden box hanging from his neck with an outstretched weasel on top, the fron...

A small boxwood netsuke of a disappointed rat catcher, by Ichimin. Mid-19th centuryCrouching over a large rice measure (masu), holding a pestle an...

A boxwood okimono-type netsuke of a rat catcher. Late 19th centuryStanding wearing only a fundoshi and pressing down a rice measure (masu) on a sm...

A stag antler netsuke of a sumô wrestler with a huge gourd. 19th centuryStanding in balance with feet set wide apart and shouldering a double gour...

A boxwood netsuke of a sleeping peasant. Mid-19th centuryCrouching on a folded straw mat, the head placed on his arms, a sickle with a blade of si...

An ivory netsuke of a resting peasant woman. Mid-19th centurySitting on a saddled horse smoking a pipe and holding a pouch with the characters hi ...

A very impressive and large seal netsuke of a baku. Early 19th centurySeated on its haunches on a flat oval base with a single character carved in...

A very fine Nagoya school wood netsuke of a kirin, by Ikkan. Mid-19th centuryReclining, the head with the features of a goat with two horns and tw...

An elegant ivory seal netsuke of a kirin. 19th centurySeated on its haunches with one foreleg slightly raised, head turn backwards and the short b...

A nearly black horn seal netsuke of a kirin. 19th centurySeated on its haunches, neck twisted and head turn backwards, the thin beard hanging down...

A very good large ivory netsuke of a dragon. Early 19th centuryRising from waves, the scaly body forming a circle engulfed by large flames, the sn...

A spectacular boxwood netsuke of a kirin, by Ryûjo. Late 19th centurySeated on its haunches, head turn back, with the curly mane and tail of a shi...

An attractive boxwood netsuke of a kirin. 19th centurySeated on its haunches, howling and raising its dragon head with long whiskers and a single ...

An ivory netsuke of a coiled dragon. Mid-19th centuryThe smooth body without scales slung into a flat oval shape, the head resting on the rolled-u...

A good Tanba school wood netsuke of a dragon, by Toyokazu. Mid-19th centuryCoiled into an oval ryûsa manjû-type shape with a large head and an agg...

A rounded rectangular manjû of a dragon. Mid-19th centuryIncised and stained with the large head of a dragon breaking through clouds. Inscribed Mi...

A good large boxwood netsuke of a shishi. Late 18th/early 19th centurySeated with forepaws placed close together and scratching its shoulder with ...

An ivory netsuke of a mighty shishi. Late 18th/early 19th centurySeated, the head turned to the right with a very bushy mane and a broad, wide-ope...

A good ivory netsuke of a shishi. Early 19th centurySeated with forepaws placed close together, turned slightly to the right and scratching its ch...

An ivory netsuke of a mighty shishi. Early 19th centurySeated on its haunches, the head tilted and turned to the left, a large ball between its pa...

An unusual ivory netsuke of a shishi. Early 19th centuryStanding with legs wide apart and head lowered to the ground, the tail raised high over it...

A good large ivory netsuke of a shishi. Early 19th centuryStanding by a rock with a flat base, one forepaw raised, a loose ball in the wide-open m...

A good boxwood netsuke of a shishi, by Masamitsu. Mid-19th centurySeated on its tail which forms a flat base, the head turned to the right, betwe...

A fine very small ivory netsuke of a shishi. Mid-19th centurySeated, turned to the right and scratching its chin, a large loose ball in the wide-o...

A fine very small Tsu school ebony netsuke of a shishi, by Tômin. Mid-19th centurySeated, the head alertly turned back to the right, protectively ...

A fine small silver netsuke of a shishi. Mid-19th centurySeated, the head turned to the right, protectively placing its paws over a huge gilt ball...

A large wood seal-type netsuke of a shishi. 19th centurySeated with a curly mane and tail on a rectangular base in the manner of a koma-inu, the g...

A large wood seal-type netsuke of a shishi. 19th centurySeated on a flat oval base, its chin resting on a large brocade ball rendered in openwork ...

A very good ivory netsuke of two bushy-haired shishi. Mid-19th centuryStanding on an oval flat base, the larger animal turning its head towards th...

A rare Edo school ivory okimono-type netsuke of a shishi, a tiger and a bear, by Tomochika. Second hSitting back to back, the shishi scratching it...

A large boxwood netsuke of a monkey in a chestnut. First half 19th centuryEmerging from a chestnut, head and forepaws outside of the fruit, the ch...

A large okimono-type boxwood netsuke of a monkey and young. Late 19th centurySitting with head turned to the right and holding a fruit, probably a...

An Osaka school ivory netsuke of a monkey, by Masatami. Second half 19th centurySeated with mouth open as if yawning, between his paws a large kak...

A large ivory netsuke of a grazing horse. Early 19th centuryStanding with head lowered, forelegs and hind legs placed wide apart, the respective h...

A small ivory netsuke of a grazing horse. Late 18th/early 19th centuryStanding with all four hooves placed close together, the head lowered. The e...

A small ivory netsuke of Chokarô’s horse. Early 19th centuryEmerging from a double gourd and placing its forelegs on the bottom half of the gourd....

A good Tomotada-style ivory netsuke of a recumbent cow with calf. Early 19th centuryLying with legs folded beneath and head turned to the right, t...

A fine and interesting Nagoya wood netsuke of an ox and a goat, by Masayoshi. Mid-19th centuryThe recumbent ox with legs folded beneath, the head ...

A good ivory netsuke of a recumbent ox and herd boy. Early 19th centuryLying with legs folded beneath and head turned to the right, the long rope ...

A good ivory netsuke of a recumbent ox. Early 19th centuryLying with legs folded beneath, the head turned to the left, the long rope attached to a...

A wood netsuke of a boar, by Shinzan. Mid-20th centuryRecumbent with one foreleg slightly raised, the head lifted and the eyes wide open. The eye ...

A good Gifu school wood netsuke of a goat, by Yukikazu. Mid-19th centuryRecumbent with legs neatly folded beneath, the head with two curved horns ...

A good wood netsuke of a goat. Mid-19th centurySeated with forelegs placed close together, the head with two long thin horns turned back, the long...

A good large ivory netsuke of a piebald dog. Early 19th centurySeated on its hind legs, the head lowered and turned to the left, with a thick coll...

An ivory netsuke of a long-haired dog. Early 19th centurySitting on its hind legs on a branch with large leaves, a peony blossom and a peony bud, ...

An attractive boxwood netsuke of a dog. Early 19th centurySitting on its hind legs with its head turned back, wearing a simple collar band, the lo...

A stained ivory netsuke of a group of fifteen puppies. Late 19th centuryCrawling over each other on an outspread straw mat. All eye pupils of blac...

An ivory netsuke of two dogs. Early 19th centurySeated on its hind legs, the larger animal protectively places its forepaws on the puppy crouching...