Category Archives: Netsuke

Hereafter are some of my favorite netsuke presently in my collection. The majority of the netsuke shown on this page are by old masters; however, I am also including two contemporary pieces. Please click on any of the frames below … Continue reading →

099 100 101 102 099: Front Horse #37, in a ‘hanging’ position, with body, legs and tail as suspended. Obi-Hasami in Staghorn. Unsigned 100: Turtle #61, with young on its back. Ebony or umoregi. Unsigned, later inscribed Kanman101: Fisherman #105, … Continue reading →

078 079 079 080 078: Tigress #26, seated, playfully licking the paws of a large cub. Ivory Unsigned079: Tiger #21, seated, head lowered, his left paw slightly raised. Ivory. Unsigned080: Shishi #77, seated, forepaws and right hind pas resting on … Continue reading →

056 057 058 059 056: Rat #3, coiled, looking up. Ebony or black persimmon. Signed: Yasutada057: Rat #11, coiled into a ball. Dark wood. Signed: Tomiharu on an inlaid dark horn tablet058: Oni #87, holding a rosary over the severed … Continue reading →

036 037 038 039 036: Snail #72, caved in high relief, slithering over a tooth. Boar?s tooth. Signed: Tomiaki037: Cranes in flight above pine trees #108. Ivory, ryusa type. Signed: Rakumin038: South Sea Islander #90, standing, holding a captured toad … Continue reading →

017 018 019 021 017: Three-clawed dragon #32, coiled amidst stylised clouds. Boxwood. Signed: Toyomasa 018: Group of four clam shells #112. Ivory. Signed Garaku019: Group of seven ginko nuts #111. Ivory. Signed: Okatomo021: Tiger #28, seated, head turned to … Continue reading →

004 005 006 006 004: Stylized dragon #31 on seal. Stag horn. Seal: Koku 005: Earthquake fish in pail of water, other fish and crustaceans, boxwood, unsigned, 199th century 006: Carp #66, its tail curled against his body. Ivory. Unsigned … Continue reading →