HOMIN: A GOOD WOOD NETSUKE OF RAIJIN WITH BATHING WOMANBy Homin, signed Homin 法眠Japan, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-186)Boldly and amusing...

A POWERFUL NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A RAIJIN DISCHARGING A STORMBy Koichi, signed Koichi 光一Japan, Nagoya, early 19th century, Edo period (161...

MASATOSHI: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A COWERING ONI DURING SETSUBUNBy Masatoshi, signed Masatoshi 正利Japan, Nagoya, first half of 19th c...

MASAKAZU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A COWERING ONI DURING SETSUBUNBy Masakazu, signed Masakazu 正一Japan, Nagoya, first half of 19th century, Edo period (16...

MASANAO: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF AN ONI TRAPPING SHOKIBy a member of the Masanao family, signed Masanao 正直Japan, Yamada, Ise Province, 19th century...

AN INLAID WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECLINING ONI AT SETSUBUNUnsigned Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A finely carved and darkly stained wood n...

MASAKAZU: A SUPERB NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF KIYOHIMEBy Masakazu, signed Masakazu 正一Japan, Nagoya, first half of 19th century, Edo period (161...

TAMETAKA: A SUPERB WOOD MASK NETSUKE OF A SHISHIBy Tametaka, signed Tametaka 爲隆 with kakihan Japan, Nagoya, late 18th century, Edo period (1615-18...

A SUPERB AND VERY RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF AN OX AND CALF, ATTRIBUTED TO TAMETAKAAttributed to Tametaka, unsignedJapan, Nagoya, 18th century, Edo peri...

A RARE DARK WOOD NETSUKE OF A DOG SCRATCHING ITS JOWLUnsigned Japan, probably Nagoya, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved in dark-re...

A SUPERB DARK WOOD NETSUKE OF A COILED DRAGON, ATTRIBUTED TO TAMETAKAAttributed to Tametaka, unsignedJapan, Nagoya, 18th century, Edo period (1615...

ICHIYU: A SUPERB NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT KIRINBy Ichiyu, signed Ichiyu 一友Japan, Nagoya, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Supe...

MASAMARU: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT HORSEBy Masamaru, signed Masamaru 正丸Japan, Nagoya, c. 1800, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved, the ...

MASAYASU: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT GOATBy Masayasu, signed Masayasu 正保 to 刀Japan, Nagoya, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Very finel...

A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A GOATUnsignedJapan, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A well-sized wood netsuke of a goat (hitsuji) w...

A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT HORSEUnsignedJapan, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Gabor, Wilhelm (1999) Bulletin Franco-...

ITTAN: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A COILED RATBy Ittan, signed Ittan 一旦 with kakihan Japan, Nagoya, c. 1840, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Lazarnic...

YOSHIHISA: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A COILED RATBy Yoshihisa, signed Yoshihisa 義久Japan, Nagoya, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of compact...

ITTAN: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF SEVEN RATS IN A PYRAMIDBy Ittan, signed Ittan 一旦 with kakihanJapan, Nagoya, c. 1850, Edo period (1615-1868)Intrica...

ITTAN: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A LONG-SNOUTED WILD BOARBy Ittan, signed Ittan sanjin 一旦山人 Japan, Nagoya, c. 1865A finely stained wood netsuke of ...

ITTAN: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SHAGGY GOATBy Ittan, signed Ittan 一旦 with kakihan Japan, Nagoya, c. 1840, Edo period (1615-1868)Well carved as a r...

ITTAN: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A WILD BOARBy Ittan, signed Ittan 一旦 with kakihan Japan, Nagoya, c. 1850, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Bulleti...

IKKAN: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT OXBy Ikkan, signed Ikkan 一貫 Japan, Nagoya, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The dark-stained ch...

IKKAN: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT HORSEBy Ikkan, signed Ikkan 一貫Japan, Nagoya, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A beautifully r...

IKKAN: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO RATSBy Ikkan, signed Ikkan 一貫 Japan, Nagoya, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Katchen, Arlet...

IKKAN: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A RAT WITH A SHOGI TILEBy Ikkan, signed Ikkan 一貫 Japan, Nagoya, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: S...

KANO TOMOKAZU: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A RAT BITING INTO A SHOGI PIECEBy Kano Tomokazu, signed Tomokazu 友一Japan, Gifu, c. 1820, Edo period (1615-18...

MASATADA: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO RABBITS WITH AMBER EYESBy Masatada, signed Masatada 正忠Japan, Yamada, Ise Province, mid-19th century, Edo peri...

MASANAO: A WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO RATS ON A CLUSTER OF PEANUTSBy a member of the Masanao family, signed Masanao 正直 with kakihanJapan, Yamada, Ise Pro...

A FINE TANBA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A QUAIL AND MILLETUnsigned Japan, Tanba Province, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved with a qua...

A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY EATING A PERSIMMON (KAKI)Unsigned Japan, probably Gifu, late 19th centuryThe darkly stained wood finely carved to depic...

IKKO: A WOOD NETSUKE OF RATS AND MILLETBy Ikko, signed Ikko 一光Japan, late 19th centuryFinely carved as a group of two rats, the larger one nibblin...

MASANAO: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY EATING A PERSIMMONBy a member of the Masanao family, signed Masanao 正直Japan, Yamada, Ise Province, mid-19th ce...

MASANAO: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO MONKEYSBy a member of the Masanao family, signed Masanao 正直Japan, Yamada, Ise Province, c. 1830-1840, Edo peri...

MASAKAZU: A FINE AND AMUSING WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEY AND OCTOPUSBy Masakazu, signed Masakazu 正一Japan, Gifu or Nagoya, c. 1860Published: Sagemonoy...

A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF AN AMA STRUGGLING WITH AN OCTOPUS, ATTRIBUTED TO IKKYUAttributed to Ikkyu, signed Minko 珉江Japan, Nagoya, second half of 1...

A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF SHIMEJI MUSHROOMSUnsigned Japan, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Naturalistically carved as a clust...

SHUGETSU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A FROG ON A LOTUS LEAFBy Shugetsu, signed Shugetsu 秋月 and kakihanJapan, Echigo, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1...

A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A WASP INSIDE A ROTTEN PEARUnsigned Japan, Nagoya, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely carved as a dec...

TOMONOBU: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF SHELLSBy Arima Tomonobu, signed Tomonobu 友信Japan, Nagoya, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Publi...

A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF PUMPKINS AND NASUBIUnsignedJapan, Nagoya, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A beautifully crafted sti...

TADAKUNI: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF SNAKE EMERGING FROM A PUMPKINBy Tadakuni, signed Tadakuni 忠國Japan, Nagoya, mid-19th century, Edo pe...

TADAKUNI: A SUPERB AND RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A JAKONEKO (MUSK CAT)By Tadakuni, signed Tadakuni 忠國Japan, Nagoya, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-...

SHIGEMASA: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL ON BUCKETBy Shigemasa, signed Shigemasa 重正 and kakihanJapan, Nagoya, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-...

TOMOSHIGE: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL ON A WELL BUCKET COVERBy Gyokuryusai Tomoshige, signed Tomoshige 友重Japan, Nagoya, c. 1820-1850, Edo peri...

YASUTADA: A RARE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL EMERGING FROM ITS SHELLBy Yasutada, signed Yasutada 安忠Japan, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period ...

SARI: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SNAIL EMERGING FROM ITS SHELLBy Sari, signed Sari 左里Japan, Iwashiro, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Beau...

HIDEHARU: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF THREE SNAILSBy Hideharu, signed Hideharu 秀晴 Japan, Nagoya, c. 1880Published: Wilhelm, Gabor (2004) Bulletin Fra...

HIDEHARU: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A KAPPA TRAPPED BY A HAMAGURI CLAMBy Hideharu, signed Hideharu 秀晴Japan, Nagoya, mid to late 19th centurySeated on a gi...

TADASHIGE: A SUPERB WOOD NETSUKE OF A SKULL WITH INLAID STAG ANTLER TEETHBy Hogen Tadashige, signed Hogen Tadashige 法眼忠茂Japan, Nagoya, 19th centur...

TOMOHISA: A LARGE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SKULL WITH HOSSUBy Tomohisa, signed Tomohisa 友久Japan, Edo (Tokyo), second half of 19th centuryThe okimono styl...

TADAKAZU: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF TURTLES IN A BASKETBy Tadakazu (Chuichi), signed Tadakazu 忠一Japan, 19th centuryVery finely carved as a straw bask...

A WOOD OKIMONO NETSUKE OF A TURTLE PILE ON A ROOF TILE, ATTRIBUTED TO TADAKAZUAttributed to Tadakazu (Chuichi), unsignedJapan, late 19th to early ...

RANSEN: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A DRUNKEN TANUKI HARA NO TSUZUMIBy Ransen, signed Ransen 蘭川Japan, Kyoto, first half of 19th century, Edo period (16...

TADATOSHI: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLEEPING SHOJOBy Tadatoshi, signed Tadatoshi 忠利 Japan, Nagoya, c. 1840, Edo period (1615-1868)An excellent cherry (...

NOBUKAZU: A WOOD SHUNGA NETSUKE OF OKAME WITH TENGU MASK By Nobukazu, signed Nobukazu 信一 to 刀Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published...

TSUNEYOSHI: A RARE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO DRUNKEN SHOJOBy Tsuneyoshi, signed Tsuneyoshi 常美Japan, Nagoya, early to mid-19th century, Edo...

MASATOSHI: A NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLUMBERING SHOJOBy Masatoshi, signed Masatoshi 正利Japan, Nagoya, mid-19th century, Edo period (1615-18...

A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE OF THE OIL THIEFUnsigned Japan, Nagoya, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Well carved as the oil thief Abura B...

A FINE WOOD OKIMONO NETSUKE OF AN EMACIATED RAT CATCHERUnsignedJapan, second half of 19th centuryVery finely carved as a disappointed rat catcher,...