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19c netsuke THUNDER GOD with drum by HARUYOSHI Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900 item# 1155249
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19th century boxwood netsuke of Thunder God Raiden standing on his drum that he tore open by beating it with a striker on the clouds. According to Japanese folklore by beating the drum Raiden creates thunder. The stretched leather part of the drum is lacquered in Negoro style: red lacquer over black, so as it wears the black starts showing. The bottom of the drum is carved as a seal, with a seal script signature reading HARUYOSHI (alternative reading is Shunko) in a reserve shaped like a mallet ...click for details

19c netsuke boy reading a book by KOZAN Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900 item# 1155099
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19th century ivory netsuke of a boy seated by a low stand using a pointer for reading a book. Beautiful carving, absolutely wonderful face, excellent wear and patina. Signed KOZAN in on the bottom - the artist is listed on p. 680 of NETSUKE & INRO ARTISTS AND HOW TO READ THEIR SIGNATURES by George Lazarnick. Height 1 3/8 inches.

19c netsuke Lucky God HOTEI by SHIGEKAZU Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900 item# 1154751
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19th century wooden netsuke depicting standing Hotei (one of the 7 Gods of Good Luck, also considered to be the incarnation of Maitreya - the Buddha of the future) with a peach in one hand, and the other hand resting on his voluminous belly. Very good quality carving - see his face with a slight smile, and wonderful flow of his long robe. Beautiful patina and wear, very pleasant feel of age. Signed SHIGEKAZU on the back - the artist is listed on p. 946 of NETSUKE & INRO ARTISTS AND HOW TO RE ...click for details

19c netsuke BLIND STONELIFTER by GYOKKO Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900 item# 1154627
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19th century boxwood netsuke representing blind man straining under the weight of a huge boulder. The scene represents a street entertainer, in this case a blind man (see a bump on the back of his head, and silver inlaid eye). Excellent carving to the last detail (see the terribly strained muscles of his arms and inlaid ivory teeth), beautifully stained, great patina. Signed GYOKKO on an inlaid silver plaque on the bottom - for information on this artist of Gyokkei school see NETSUKE & INRO ...click for details

19c netsuke DARUMA DOLL by MASANAO Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900 item# 1154626
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19th century boxwood netsuke carved in a shape of a cloth toy of Daruma - the founder of Zen Buddhism - enveloped in monk’s robe. Wonderfully carved, great depiction on the soft body of the doll sagging towards the bottom. Superb austere face, eyes inlaid with dark horn, excellent patina and wear. Signed MASANAO for Masanao of Ise on the bottom - for the discussion of the group of carvers signing their work with this name see pp. 80-81 of COLLECTORS NETSUKE by Bushell. Great netsuke by the maste ...click for details

18c netsuke EGGPLANTS Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1800 item# 1154625
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18th century ivory netsuke of one large and 2 smaller eggplants. Superb and very strong early piece with bold design, excellent naturalistic depiction of the stem parts of the vegetables. Unusually fat, exceptionally beautiful wear to the surface from more than 200 years of handling, great patina with characteristic early sheen, old age lines. Himotoshi (cord hole) formed by a natural opening in the carving. Great sculpture. Length 1 1/2 inches.

19c netsuke SHOJO by CHOKUSAI Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900 item# 1154432
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19th century small lacquered ivory netsuke of a shojo with fan in his hand. Shojo are mythical creatures living near the sea, and are particularly fond of sake. Excellent carving of the facial expression with a slight smile, superb rendition of its rich robe, characteristic red lacquer hair, overall in excellent condition, really nice feel of age to the piece. Signed CHOKUSAI on the back - for information on this fine artist see NETSUKE & INRO ARTISTS AND HOW TO READ THEIR SIGNATURES by Geo ...click for details

19c netsuke RAKAN with scepter by HOZAN Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900 item# 1154430
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19th century ivory netsuke of a standing rakan (one of Buddha’s original disciples recognizable by his long earlobes) wearing Japanese robe with a sash tied in large knot on the front, and holding a ryu scepter in his hands. Superb face with an expression of severe concentration, extremely well carved with minute details - see his finely worked hair, great face and subtly incised kimono patterns - all different. Beautiful staining and patina, old age lines, in excellent condition. Signed HOZAN i ...click for details

19c netsuke crouching MOUSE Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900 item# 1154429
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19th century ebony netsuke of a crouching mouse about to nibble on a leaf. Strong piece with bold carving, great hairwork, wonderful rendition of the body bulk, great face. Very pleasant wear to the surface from years of handling, beautiful patina, old age lines. Length 1 13/16 inches.

19c netsuke TANUKI badger by KOKEI Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900 item# 1154064
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19th century boxwood netsuke of sitting Tanuki (badger) beating on his extended belly as on a drum. In Japanese folklore tanuki is a notorious trickster: he drums with his paws on his large belly (tanuki no hara tsuzumi), imitating the sounding of gongs in temples and inns, and leading tired travelers astray in the darkness. Wonderful expression on the face of the creature, unusually realistic treatment of the subject. Superbly carved, excellent depiction of its fur, great sense of volume. Beaut ...click for details

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