A fine Ise school wood netsuke of a hare, by Masanao. 19th centurySeated, looking up, its head turned to one side. The whiskers finely engraved, t...

An ivory netsuke of a hare with loquat. Second half 19th centurySitting on a thick loquat branch nibbling on a fruit, clamped between his front pa...

An ivory netsuke of a hare, by Rakuzan. 19th centuryCrouching, the head lowered, its long ears drawn back for compactness. A hanabishi-patterned b...

An ivory netsuke of three hares. 19th centuryClosely huddled together. The eyes inlaid with coral.Length 5.1 cmProvenancePrivate collection, Hanov...

A silver and bronze kagamibuta-netsuke, by Jack Coutu. 1992The bowl of black wood, carved with various leaves in relief, the bowl's interior silve...

A boxwood and ivory netsuke of a dragon. Late 19th centuryRising from a half-opened hanging scroll depicting a cloud, trying to unroll the paintin...

An ivory netsuke of a recumbent horse. Early 19th centuryBoth front legs placed together as if it wanted to get up, its head with the carefully pa...

An ivory netsuke of a grazing horse. Late 19th centuryStanding with the hooves placed closely together, the head with its carefully combed mane de...

A boxwood netsuke of a monkey and young. Mid-19th centuryBent over in motherly fashion and affectionately supporting its young's head. Both monkey...

An ivory netsuke of a group of monkeys and an octopus. Second half 19th centuryAll fighting for a kaki-fruit, which the monkey on top holds up vic...

A boxwood netsuke of a monkey in a chestnut. Early 19th centuryHaving broken the surface and freed his upper body and arms, the monkey sits in a l...

A fine ivory okimono-netsuke of sambiki saru. Late 19th centuryThe three monkeys mizaru, kikazaru and iwazaru (see nothing, hear nothing, say noth...

An ivory netsuke of a seated dog. Early 19th centuryOf kame-type, seated upright, head turned to the side, looking down. The short tail tucked tig...

A Kyoto school ivory netsuke of a puppy with an awabi-shell. Early 19th centuryThe head slightly turned, the front paws resting on an abalone (awa...

A fine ivory netsuke of a dog with a kemari ball. Early 19th centuryThe head turned, the left front paw placed on a kemari ball, eye pupils inlaid...

A boxwood netsuke of a wolf with a hamaguri-clam, by Tomotada. 18th centuryPlacing its right front paw on the closed clam, the emaciated mountain ...

An ivory netsuke of a barking dog. Early 19th centuryAbout to rise, shifting the weight of its chubby body onto its front paws, wearing a bell att...

Three ivory netsuke. 19th centurya) A long-haired dog, the eyes of black horn; b) puppy with an awabi, the eyes of black horn, inscribed Tomochika...

A fine wood netsuke of a rooster, by Itsumin. 19th centurySeated, one wing slightly raised and the head turned to the left, about to clean its plu...

Two Netsuke. Wood and ivory. 19th centurya) A boxwood rooster with eyes inlaid in black horn, inscribed, and b) an ivory netsuke of a scholar with...

A finely carved ivory netsuke of the jûnishiThe twelve animals of the zodiac grouped closely together around the horse. The dragon's eyes inlaid i...

A finely carved wood netsuke of a frog on a lotus pod, by Rantei. 19th centuryPoised to leap, with its skin rendered in fine stiplling and its eye...

An Ise school boxwood netsuke of a toad on a bucket, by Masanao. Mid-19th centurySitting on an old well bucket's rim, one hind leg placed on the c...

An ivory netsuke of three tortoises. Second half 19th centuryTwo small turtles trying to climbing over eachother on top of a large turtle, almost ...

An ivory netsuke of a recumbent stag. Late 18th centuryThe head slightly raised, nestled to the tucked up hind leg. Some few engravings along the ...

An ivory netsuke of a small fukurasuzume, by Genkô. Kyoto. Late 18th centuryThe stylised sparrow with short erect tail feathers, its body except f...

An ivory netsuke of a fukurasuzume, by Genkô. Kyoto. Late 18th centuryThe sparrow's massive body carved with short erect tail feathers, spread win...

An ivory netsuke of two quails on millet. 19th centuryFacing opposite directions while sitting side by side on two large heads of millet. The eye ...

A boxwood netsuke of a wasp in a pear. Mid-19th centuryGnawing its way deep into a pear (nashi). The resulting hole's edge, bumps and the bulge be...

A stag antler netsuke of a bamboo shoot. Early 19th centuryOf elongated tapered shape, with finely carved leaves. The porous material replaced by ...

An ivory netsuke of medlars. 18th centuryFive bulging loquats (biwa) lying on a branch's dense foliage. The ovaries inlaid with dark horn.Length 6...

A large ivory netsuke of a cluster of clams. 19th centuryConch shells (horagai), clams (hamaguri) and sea ears (awabi) of various sizes forming a ...

A walrus tusk manjû of reishi and lotus leaves. Second half 19th centuryCarved with two reishi fungi winding their way between lotus leaves. Crack...

Two wood netsuke. 18th/19th centurya) Chôkarô's horse climbing out of its gourd, and b) a group of three mushrooms, signed Joku. Rubbed (2)Height ...

An ivory netsuke of six gourds. Late 19th centurySix partly intergrown gourds of various sizes piled up amidst leaves.Height 4.6 cmProvenancePriva...

A big stag antler seal netsuke. 19th centuryCarved from a stag burr four seal characters (jap. yû byaku shi in) in low relief. The top side carved...

A finely carved ivory flower cart (hanaguruma), Mid-19th centuryCarved in detailed openwork with a cart standing on a dandelion (tampopo) -covered...

An ivory netsuke of the gifts from Edo (edo omiyage). 19th centuryCarved with a selection of regional specialities (meibutsu) with clams in a stra...

An ivory and iron netsuke of a matchlock pistol (teppô). 19th centuryThe breach of iron, the matchlock mechanism of brass, the handle decorated wi...

An ivory netsuke of coins. 19th centurySix japanese and Chinese coins lying on top of a large oval-shaped Ryukyu Tsuho-coin. Two coins with simula...

A wood netsuke of a sake-bottle (tokkuri). 19th centuryHalf-broken, one of the recessed grips decorated with Hotei in relief. The cord tied around...

A boxwood netsuke of a temple servant cleaning a bell, by Unboku. 18th/19th centuryClad only in a fundoshi, a temple servant cleans a great temple...

A Tokyo school boxwood netsuke of Raiden on a drum, by Masatsugu. Mid-19th centuryThe god of thunder, clad only in a loincloth with two drumsticks...

A boxwood netsuke of Fûten. Second half 19th centuryFûten, the wind god, seated on a large drum with his wind sack in front from which he conjures...

A Tokyo school ivory netsuke of Okame with a mask, by Hidechika. 19th centurySeated in a rich kimono, Okame suggestively holds the nose of a tengu...

A Nagoya school fruitwood netsuke of Okame on a long-nosed mask, by Masatoshi. Mid-19th centurySeated on a long-nosed mask which gives her great p...

An ivory netsuke of Ebisu on a fugu. Mid-19th centuryEbisu, the god of luck and the god of fishermen, cheerfully smiling whilst climbing on the ba...

An ivory netsuke of Hotei and Fukurokuju. Early 19th centuryKneeling behind Fukurokuju, Hotei, the god of luck, cleans the recumbent god’s ear wit...

A boxwood netsuke of Hotei. 18th centuryThe god of luck, seated in voluminous robes exposing his bulging stomach and chest, his left leg propped u...

An ivory netsuke of Hotei with a sack. 18th centuryIn a long, belted robe, light-heartedly jumping with a sack on his back, from which a separatel...

A boxwood netsuke of Fukurokuju with a child. Early 19th centuryStanding with hands crossed in front of his chest and hidden in his long sleeves, ...

A Tokyo school ivory netsuke of Fukurokuju and Okame, by Hômin. Last third 19th centuryThe god of luck seated alongside the nestling Okame who pou...

An ivory netsuke of Daikoku with a large daikon. Early 19th centuryThe god of luck Daikoku seated with a great daikon in his left hand and laughin...

A boxwood netsuke of Daikoku with gods of luck. Late 18th centuryWith a hammer in his right, dragging a large sack behind him with his compatriots...

An amber netsuke of Jurôjin with a fan. 18th centurySeated in a long robe with a large fan in his left hand. Carved from one piece of amber, where...

An ivory netsuke of Jurojin with a karako. Mid-19th centuryIn a belted robe with a long bamboo stake in Jurojin’s right hand, with a boy hiding be...

A porcelain netsuke of a karako with a mask. Around 1900A dancing karako with a large Daikoku mask at his chest. White biscuit porcelain, partly g...

An okimono ivory netsuke of Benten. Late 19th centuryThe goddess accompanied by a young servant with a shield inserted in his belt, standing on th...

An ivory netsuke of a scholar on a shishi. 18th centuryIn long, wide-armed robes, seated on the back of a great shishi. Finely carved, engraved an...

An ivory netsuke of a boy on a shishi. Early 19th centuryA boy in long robes seated with crossed legs on a high, oval base. Finely carved, engrave...