A HIRADO GLAZED PORCELAIN NETSUKE OF A BOY WITH SHISHIMAI MASKUnsigned Japan, 19th centuryWell potted as a boy holding a shishimai mask in front o...

A RARE NANKI OTOKAYAMA GLAZED PORCELAIN NETSUKE OF A DRAGON AMONGST CLOUDSWith underglaze blue mark Nanki Otokayama 南紀男山Japan, 19th centuryWell po...

A VERY RARE MIXED-METAL AND LACQUER NETSUKE OF A RAT INSIDE AN ABUMI (STIRRUP)Unsigned Japan, 19th centuryThe shakudo stirrup of classic shitanaga...

A RARE MIXED METAL MANJU NETSUKE WITH ASTROLOGICAL ZODIAC COMPASSUnsignedJapan, c. 1850, Edo period (1615-1868)Of shibuichi with a silver rim, the...

A DARK WOOD KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE WITH A SHAKUDO PLATE DEPICTING SPARROWS IN BAMBOOUnsignedJapan, second half of 19th centuryOf circular form, the da...

A RARE SENTOKU BRONZE NETSUKE OF A MINOGAMEUnsignedJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Cast as a minogame with a bekko-patterned shell and ...

AN IVORY KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE DEPICTING PILGRIMS CLIMBING THE GREAT BUDDHA OF NARAUnsigned Japan, late 19th centuryPublished: Davey, Neil K. (1974) ...

MASAKAZU: A FINE SILVER OJIME DEPICTING THREE HARESBy Masakazu, signed Masakazu 政一 Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of globular form, fi...

KATSUHIRA: A RARE GOLD OJIME DEPICTING DAIKOKU INSIDE HIS SACKBy Hagiya Katsuhira (born 1859), signed Katsuhira 勝平Japan, Meiji period (1868-19812)...

KATSUO: A MASTERFUL SOLID GOLD OJIME OF A SARUMAWASHIBy Katsuo, signed Katsuo 勝小 Japan, Meiji period (1868-19812)Superbly worked as a kneeling mon...

KAZUO MIZUTANI: AN INLAID WOOD NETSUKE OF A TABAKO-IRE DEPICTING HYOTAN KARA KUMABy Kazuo Mizutani (b. 1932), signed Kazuo 一小Japan, 20th centuryTh...

DOUG MARSDEN: AN INLAID WOOD NETSUKE OF TURTLES AND OTHER MARINE LIFE, 'PACIFIC JEWEL'By Doug Marsden (b. 1958), signed with the artist's markNew ...

NICK LAMB: A WOOD NETSUKE OF TWO PUPPIES AT PLAYBy Nick Lamb (b. 1948), signed with the artist's markUnited Kingdom, c. 1990Published: Michael Spi...

SHION: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A MONKEYBy Shion, signed Shion 紫苑Japan, Mie Prefecture, 21st centuryA well-carved compact netsuke depicting a young monke...

VADYM PYVOVAR: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A BAKU AFTER MASATOSHIBy Vadym Pyvovar, signed with the artist's initials Ukraine, 2023A wood netsuke of a lean y...

VADYM PYVOVAR: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A KIRIN AFTER SANKOBy Vadym Pyvovar, signed with the artist's initialsUkraine, 2023Finely carved standing foursqu...

ALEXANDER DERKACHENKO: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A CICADA ON A SKULLBy Alexander Derkachenko, signed with the artist's markUkraine, 2023Finely carved as a...

ALEXANDER DERKACHENKO: A WOOD NETSUKE OF A HAKUTAKUBy Alexander Derkachenko, signed with the artist's markUkraine, 2023Finely carved as a hakutaku...

ADAM BLAND: THE YEAR OF THE TIGERBy Adam Bland, signed with the artist's initialsUnited Kingdom, 2023Beautifully carved as a ferociously crouching...

KAJIKAWA KYUJIRO: AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE AND IMPORTANT STAG ANTLER-INLAID LACQUER FOUR CASE INRO DEPICTING A DRAGON, DATED 1647 BY INSCRIPTIONBy K...

A VERY RARE RYUKYU LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO DEPICTING FIGHTING BEARS AND CHRYSANTHEMUM, WITH A LACQUER HAKO NETSUKE ATTRIBUTED TO ZOKOKUUnsigned, t...

A FINE TSUISHU FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH CHORYO AND KOSEKIKO, WITH EN SUITE NETSUKE AND OJIMEUnsignedJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)...

ZONSEI: A FINE TSUIKOKU (CARVED BLACK LACQUER) FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING CHORYO AND KOSEKIKOBy Zonsei, signed Zonsei 村靖 zo 造Japan, 19th century, Ed...

A RARE AND EARLY BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING RAIJIN AND FUJINUnsigned Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of lenticular...

TATSUKE KOKOSAI: A RARE LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING A CAT AND BUTTERFLYBy Tatsuke Kokosai II, signed Tatsuke Kokosai 田附交々齋 Japan, 18th-19th c...

A LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO WITH SPINNING TOPS (KOMA), ATTRIBUTED TO SOETSUAttributed to Tsuchida Soetsu (c. 1660-1745), unsignedJapan, 17th-18th ce...

A RARE LACQUER FOUR-CASE SAYA INRO WITH HO-O BIRDS AND KIRI MONUnsigned Japan, 17th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The saya of roiro and nashiji d...

SHUNSHO: A VERY RARE GILT- INLAID LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO WITH SHISHI AND HO-O BIRDYamamoto Shunsho lineage, signed Kyohakudo 擧白堂 with seal Shunsho...

A FINE MIXED-METAL-INLAID GOLD LACQUER FIVE-CASE INRO WITH A FINE INLAID AND LACQUERED STAG ANTLER MANJU NETSUKE BY JIYOSAIThe inro unsigned, the ...

A SUPERB SILVER SINGLE-CASE INRO DEPICTING PEONY, ATTRIBUTED TO UNNO SHOMINUnsignedJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The inro intricately crafted wit...

A FINE METAL-INLAID GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING RATS AND HORSESUnsigned Japan, 19th centuryThe kinji ground finely decorated in gold and...

A RARE METAL-INLAID GOLD-LACQUER FOUR CASE SAYA (SHEATH) INRO DEPICTING SUMO WRESTLERSUnsigned Japan, 19th centuryThe saya bearing a kinji ground,...

SHIOMI MASANARI: A FINE BLACK LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING A SLEEPING WILD BOAR AND SILVER MOON, WITH A LACQUERED MANJU NETSUKEThe inro by Shi...

SHIOMI MASANARI: A FINE INLAID BLACK LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING A RABBIT AND SILVER MOONBy Shiomi Masanari (1647-1722), signed Shiomi Masana...

JOKASAI: A FINE GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO WITH PIGEONS IN A PLUM TREEBy Yamada Jokasai, signed Jokasai 常嘉齋Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-...

A LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING CRANES WITH EN SUITE OJIME AND NETSUKEUnsignedJapan, 19th centuryOf oval section, bearing a roiro ground sprink...

A FINE LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING CHRYSANTHEMUMSUnsignedJapan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The gold-sprinkled roiro ground fine...

KOMA KORYU: A FINE LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO WITH PEONIESBy Koma Koryu, signed Koma Koryu 古満巨柳 with kakihan Japan, late 18th to early 19th century, ...

A MASTERFUL WALRUS TUSK FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING A SWALLOW AMONGST FLOWERSUnsigned Japan, Osaka/Tokyo, late 19th centurySuperbly carved in relief ...

AN UNUSUAL INLAID GOLD LACQUER AND TSUISHU FOUR-CASE INRO WITH MONKEYSUnsignedJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Each side with a foliate-...

AN EXQUISITE INLAID WOOD THREE-CASE INRO DEPICTING RABBITSUnsigned Japan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The wood ground finely decora...

A SUPERB SHIBAYAMA INLAID GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING KARAKOUnsigned Japan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Each side with a ...

KAJIKAWA: A VERY RARE GOLD LACQUER FIVE-CASE INRO DEPICTING DUTCHMENBy a member of the Kajikawa family, signed Kajikawa 梶川 saku 作Japan, 19th centu...

YOYUSAI: AN EXQUISITE SMALL LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING OKAME AND ONI AT SETSUBUNBy Hara Yoyusai (1772-1845/6), signed Yoyusai 羊遊齋 saku 作Japa...

JOKASAI: A LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING SHOKI AND ONIBy Yamada Jokasai, signed Jokasai 常嘉齋 saku 作Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of...

A FINE INLAID LACQUER TONKOTSU WITH NEW YEAR DESIGN, ATTRIBUTED TO SHIBATA ZESHINAttributed to Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891), unsigned Japan, late 19...

A SUPERB LACQUER TONKOTSU DEPICTING A CUCKOO SINGING IN THE MOONLIGHTUnsigned Japan, 19th century Bearing a roiro ground, save for the side beneat...

A LARGE AND FINE INLAID AND CARVED WOOD TONKOTSU WITH DRAGON, TIGER AND SHISHIUnsigned Japan, late 19th centuryFinely carved and decorated with in...

A POWERFUL AND RARE WOOD TONKOTSU IN THE FORM OF A HANNYA MASKUnsigned Japan, 19th centuryWell carved as a Hannya mask for the role of Kiyohime, w...

A SUPERB INLAID BURLWOOD TONKOTSU DEPICTING A SNAKE AND INSECTS IN THE MANNER OF HASEGAWA IKKOUnsignedJapan, 19th centuryWell carved from a partic...

A SUPERB WOOD TONKOTSU DEPICTING A TOAD ON A LEAF WITH EN SUITE OJIME AND 'LOTUS' KISERUZUTSUUnsignedJapan, probably Hida-Takayama, 19th century, ...

MINKO: A RARE AND IMPRESSIVE UMIMATSU (SEA PINE) KISERUZUTSU OF A CORAL FISHERMANBy Tanaka Juntoku Minko (1735-1816), signed Minko 岷江Japan, Tsu, l...

A WOOD KISERUZUTSU DEPICTING AN OCTOPUSUnsigned Japan, 19th centuryOf senryu-zutsu type, finely carved in openwork as an octopus with entwined ten...

A RARE WOOD KISERUZUTSU DEPICTING A SINIOUS DRAGONUnsignedJapan, 19th centuryOf senryu-zutsu type, of clever conception and skillfully carved as a...

KANO TESSAI: A FINE SAGEMONO CASE WITH BYAKUE KANNONBy Kano Tessai (1845-1925), sealed Tessai 鉄哉 to 刀 and kakihanJapan, Nara, late 19th to early 2...

KOZAN: A FINE BAMBOO KISERUZUTSU WITH HANNYA SHINGYO SUTRABy Kozan, signed Kozan dojin koku 江山道人刻 with seal Kozan 江山Japan, c. 1900An aesthetically...

RENSAI: A RARE MARINE IVORY KISERUZUTSU WITH A BASKET OF FRUITBy Ishikawa Rensai, signed Rensai 蓮齋Japan, Tokyo, Asakusa District, second half of 1...

TOSAI: A RARE STAG ANTLER YATATE DECORATED WITH MONSBy Tosai, signed Tosai 匋斎 saku 作 with two sealsJapan, Tokyo, Asakusa, late 19th centuryThe yat...

HAKUMIN: A FINE STAG ANTLER KISERUZUTSU WITH AN OWLBy Isshosai Hakumin, signed Isshosai 一照齋 with seal Hakumin 方印Japan, Tokyo, Asakusa District, se...

HAKUMIN: A SUPERB STAG ANTLER KISERUZUTSU WITH A BAKUBy Isshosai Hakumin, sealed Hakumin 方印Japan, Tokyo, Asakusa District, second half of 19th cen...