An boxwood netsuke of Gama Sennin. Mid-19th centuryThe youthful Gama Sennin in a finely pleated robe and twisted belt seated in a relaxed, elegant...

A boxwood netsuke of Gama Sennin.18th centurySeated and holding onto the elongated leg of a stocky toad which is climbing from the sennin’s should...

A biscuit porcelain netsuke of Gama Sennin. 19th centuryIn a dancing pose, standing on one foot, holding a frog in the sleeve of his long, belted ...

An ivory netsuke of Gama Sennin. Mid-19th centuryCrouching, clothed in a wide and long-armed robe decorated with finely engraved leafy twigs. A sc...

A boxwood netsuke of Kinko Sennin. Around 1800Climbing onto a giant carp from behind and grinning amusedly. Very finely carved, engraved and with ...

A porcelain netsuke of Tekkai Sennin. 19th centurySeated behind a tree trunk supporting his foot on a sawn-off branch and resting with both arms o...

An Osaka school boxwood netsuke of Tekkai Sennin, by Tsuji. Second half 18th centuryExhaling his soul, his lips still pursed from blowing, looking...

A bamboo netsuke of an old man. Early 19th centuryWith a friendly smile, seated in a wide coat and appreciating a fruit with a moveable ball that ...

An ivory netsuke of a sennin on a rock. Around 1800With exposed upper body and right arm, a robe with a leaf pattern in relief covering only the l...

A lacquer and stag horn netsuke of Chokwaro Sennin. Around 1800Riding a horse, jumping over the giant calabash, which - completely covered with ne...

An ivory netsuke of Chôkarô Sennin. Second half 19th centuryA youthful depiction of the hermit with a gourd bottle on his back, held by a long cor...

A boxwood netsuke of a sage. Around 1900Standing in long, belted robes, holding a fruiting peach branch. Finely carved and engraved.Height 5.9 cmP...

A boxwood netsuke of an oni. Around 1800A muscular oni, standing and wearing a skirt held together at the sides which he grips with his right hand...

A boxwood netsuke of oni with a sack, by Minsai. Around 1830The little devil with metal eyes, dressed only in a rush apron, standing with a satisf...

An ivory netsuke of an oni. Early 19th centuryAn oni, wearing tiger skin trousers and holding a mallet in his raised left hand, leaning sadly agai...

A boxwood netsuke of an oni with a Daruma doll. Late 18th centuryA large oni looking curiously into the Daruma face of a lantern, whilst behind hi...

An ivory netsuke of an oni crying on Rashomon’s arm. 18th centuryCrying bitterly on Rashomon’s severed arm, his right hand held in front of his fa...

An ivory netsuke of Shoki on a high table with an oni. Around 1800The demon catcher is seated on a high, three-legged table, beneath which the imp...

An Ise school boxwood netsuke of Daruma, by Masanao. 19th centurySeated, stretching and yawning, with a flywhisk in his lap. Very finely carved an...

Senkyô. Ivory. Mid-19th centuryThree men, clothed only in fundoshi, standing behind each other on an oval base. Finely carved and with some darkly...

An ivory netsuke of Saigyô Hôshi. Around 1800Recognisable by his hat, resting at the foot of an unusually shaped Fuji with three peaks. The lack o...

An ivory netsuke of a mermaid with a pearl. 18th centurySwimming, holding the tama-shaped jewel in her hands in front of her chest. A diadem in th...

A Nagoya school fruitwood netsuke of a mermaid, by Bokuji. Mid-19th centuryCoiled, clasping her body and tail with both hands. Very finely carved ...

A boxwood netsuke of a mermaid with a child. Early 19th centuryA mermaid breastfeeding a child. Very finely carved and engraved, some dark accents...

A boxwood netsuke of Ama on a shell. Late 19th centuryAn awabi shell decorated with the figure of a reclining mermaid in sunken and raised relief ...

A wood and lacquer netsuke of a demon with a child. Late 19th centuryA female demon standing in a long, belted robe, holding her child in the fron...

A wood netsuke of a skeleton with a bell. First half 19th centurySeated behind a large mokugyo on a brocade cushion, the handle and top decorated ...

A wood, lacquer and mother of pearl netsuke of a kappa and a catfish. Mid-19th centuryThe kappa is seated, holding a catfish in its hands. Finely ...

A stag antler netsuke of Tanuki. Second half 19th centuryTanuki’s head emerging from a bell (mokugyo). The paws folded in front of its chest and t...

A boxwood netsuke of a winged dragon. 18th centuryThe so-called O dragon (winged dragon), forming a circle with its unusually shaped wings. The la...

A boxwood netsuke of a dragon in a hanging scroll. First half 19th centuryWith an expressive face, coming to life and emerging from a half-rolled ...

A wood netsuke of a dragon in a fruit. 19th centuryWrithing out, the powerful animal has only managed to get one leg out of the kaki fruit, which ...

An ivory netsuke of a dragon. 18th centuryCarved with a ball in its open jaws. The slightly curved horns reach to its back and flames emanate from...

A softwood netsuke of a standing kirin. Possibly 19th centuryStanding upright, with a human head, a high towering hairstyle, a long beard covering...

An ivory netsuke of a mythological animal on bamboo. Early 20th centuryReminiscent of a tiger, with the curly mane of a shishi head and a long tai...

A boxwood netsuke of a hakutaku. Second half 19th centuryOne of the rarest mythological animals reproduced as a netsuke, reminiscent of a goat wit...

A wood netsuke of a makatsugyo. Early 19th centuryStrongly stylised. Carved from dark wood with finely engraved details.Length 4.3 cmProvenanceEst...

An ivory netsuke of a mythological animal. 19th centuryPossibly a kappa. Standing upright with a shishi-type, curly tail held high, scratching its...

An ivory netsuke of a baku. 18th centuryThe mythological animal, capable of devouring people’s nightmares, seated on an oval base, its head turned...

A boxwood netsuke of tengu no tamago. Second half 18th centuryWith an expressive bird head and one wing, the tengu emerges from an egg. However, w...

A boxwood netsuke of tengu no tamago. Early 19th centuryHatching out of the egg, a muscular left arm and wing powerfully but also subtly carved an...

An ivory netsuke of a tengu hatching out of its egg. 19th centuryFinely carved, engraved and with some dark staining. The eye pupils of brass. Ins...

A boxwood netsuke of a minogame. 18th centuryWith a long seaweed tail, crawling over a large awabi shell. Finely carved and engraved, some dark st...

An ivory netsuke of a minogame. Second half 19th centuryWith a long tail trailing around its whole body, it attentively watches its young approach...

A boxwood netsuke of Yojô. Around 1800Kneeling, cutting a cloak with the sword in his right hand. Fine and moving carving with remains of a dark s...

A boxwood netsuke of Bushô. Early 19th centuryStanding in a long robe, his right hand raised to strike the deadly blow, his left hand holding the ...

A boxwood netsuke of Ômori Hikoshichi. Early 19th centuryThe samurai with hannya on his back. Very fine and detailed carving, some dark lacquering...

An ivory netsuke of Kaoso Rochishin. Second half 19th centuryThe drunken monk from the well-known folk tales ‘The Robbers of Liang shan Moor’, res...

An Osaka school ivory netsuke of a karako on a fan, by Hidemasa. Mid-19th centuryLying face down on a stiff fan (uchiwa), both arms stretched out ...

An ivory netsuke of two boys with a stool. Around 1800Two Chinese boys wearing belted kimono, one resting on a stool, the second standing alongsid...

An ivory netsuke of a Chinese boy. Around 1800Standing on a high, squared round base, fastening a sack, with a fan (chipped) in his right hand. Fi...

A boxwood netsuke of a lady seated on a stool. Mid-19th centuryA young lady with a Japanese hairstyle, dressed in Chinese-style robes and seated o...

A marine ivory netsuke of a yamabushi with a sake bowl. Late 19th centuryLying on his back from of the weight of an oversized bowl, two people pou...

An ivory netsuke of Ono no komachi. Second half 19th centuryThe old poetess with a tattered umbrella on her back, seated on the grave post with a ...

A bone netsuke of a skull. 19th centuryFinely carved, the skull and bones (possibly of the dead poetess Ono no Komachi) lying on a grave post insc...

A boxwood netsuke of Oguri Hangwan, by Shunchosai. Mid-19th centuryOguri Hangwan astride his horse Onikage, steering it on a go board. Detailed an...

A boxwood netsuke of Oguri Hangwan. Mid-19th centuryWith flapping sleeves, riding his horse Onikage which stands with its front hooves on a go boa...

An ivory netsuke of Ono no tofu. Late 19th centuryIn a belted kimono, wide harem trousers and wearing geta, an umbrella in his right hand. A tiny ...

A two-part kaki wood netsuke of Urashima Tarô. Early 19th centurySeated on a turtle, leaning against a tied, lidded box. Dressed in an elegant kim...

A boxwood netsuke of Shitakiri suzume. Early 19th centuryAn old lady in a kimono lying face down on the back of a sparrow; scissors in her right h...