19c netsuke JUROJIN DAIKOKU & boy with scrolls

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related Pre 1900: item #790795

19th century ivory okimono style netsuke of two Gods of Good Fortune - Jurojin and Daikoku carrying a huge bag of scrolls on a pole, assisted by a small boy. Wonderful quality carving, great faces, excellent attention to details such as clothing and scrolls. Stained dark brown, nice wear and patina. Height 1 13/16 inches, base length 2 1/4 inches.

19c netsuke setsubun OKAME by HIROTSUGU INSJ illustr

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related Pre 1900: item #790535

19th century boxwood netsuke of Okame holding a setsubun bean box in one hand and throwing beans with the other. Setsubun is performed during the New Year by throwing beans around the house to exorcise the evil spirits. Excellent carving with wonderful face and beautifully incised textile pattern of pine saplings, expert staining, beautiful mellow patina. Signed HIROTSUGU on the back - the artist is listed on p. 469 of NETSUKE & INRO ARTISTS AND HOW TO READ THEIR SIGNATURES by George Lazarnick. ... Click for details

18c netsuke OKAME with boy

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related Pre 1800: item #790532

18th century ivory netsuke of Okame with her hand around a small boy. Strong early piece with characteristic 18th century chunkiness and presence. Large himotoshi (cord opening) going through the back down to the bottom, old age lines. Very pleasant wear to the surface from more than 200 years of handling, beautiful intensive yellow patina from wear against the silk of kimono. Height 1 1/4 inches.

19c netsuke TOBACCO POUCH

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related Pre 1900: item #790527

19th century boxwood netsuke carved to imitate leather tobacco pouch with embossed decoration of various brocade patterns. Very good quality work, bronze nails indicating a clasp, beautiful wear and patina, old collection number on the side (Enlargement 3, upper photo). Length 2 1/8 inches.

19c netsuke RABBITS by SHORYU

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related Pre 1900: item #790008

19th century small ivory netsuke carved as a crouching mother rabbit with a frolicking young one. Superb carving with great detailing, eyes of both are inlaid with red coral, some red ink highlights. Beautiful wear and mellow patina, very pleasant feel of age. Signed SHORYU on the bottom - the artist is listed in NETSUKE by Neil Davey (p. 525, number 2503). Excellent sculpture. Height 11/16 inches.

19c netsuke LANDSCAPE

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related Pre 1900: item #789981

19th century small netsuke of a mountain with at least 3 types of trees (pine, bamboo and some deciduous species), 3 scholar’s huts, a bridge, a waterfall, waterfall, and eight figures of scholars, all on a minute scale in the manner of Kagetoshi. The material is marine ivory, probably narwhal tusk, with characteristic superb luster. Excellent netsuke carved with great confidence and superb detailing. One of the best netsuke of its type that I have had. Height 7/8 inches.

Early 19c netsuke RAT on abalone by RYUGYOKU

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related Pre 1837 VR: item #789936

Early 19th century ivory netsuke of a rat sitting on an abalone shell. It is not common to see cats in netsuke. Nice early carving, great depiction of the shell texture, very beautiful wear to the surface, warm patina, overall great condition. Signed RYUGYOKU on the bottom - the artist is listed in NETSUKE by Neil Davey (p. 512, number 2088). Length 1 11/16 inches.

19c Asakusa Japanese pipe case SEALS by GYOKUZAN

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related Pre 1900: item #789161

19th century Japanese Asakusa staghorn kiseruzutsu - tobacco pipe case - carved with 3 seals in reserves shaped as an oval, a book and an elephant. Superb quality sharp carving and etching, warm yellowish patina, darker porous areas as is usual with staghorn, which, in fact, make it so attractive. Signed GYOKUZAN - for information on the artist see NETSUKE & INRO ARTISTS AND HOW TO READ THEIR SIGNATURES by George Lazarnick, p. 433. The artist must have had some affiliation with Asakusa school. L... Click for details

19c Japanese lacquer inro SENNINS

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related Pre 1900: item #789120

19th century Japanese lacquer 4-compartment inro with carved decoration of a sennin (Chinese sage or Immortal) with a scroll on each side. Does not photograph well. The one in flight on a crane among clouds is Taiho Sennin, the one on a turtle with a dragon head among waves is probably Roko Sennin. Wonderful quality carving on black lacquer- see their faces, scales and feather of their mounts, and swirls of the clouds and waves. The insides of the compartments are lacquered gold edge. In excelle... Click for details

19c Japanese inro Ebisu and masks

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related Pre 1900: item #789103

19th century Japanese wooden 1-compartment inro with carved decoration of Ebisu (God of fishing - one of Seven Gods of Good Fortune) with a sea bass and a fishing pole, and 3 theatrical masks of Okame, Hyottoko and horned demon Hannya. Very good crisp carving, in excellent condition, old cord, beautiful patina. Wonderful piece in Japanese taste. Height 2 5/8 inches.