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Wood Netsuke Of A Macaque

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1920   item# 946971 (stock# 5-434 )

Wood Netsuke Of A Macaque
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An amusing, finely carved boxwood netsuke of a macaque grooming its fur, its eyes inlaid with horn and its lower body, tail and paws fully carved on the nether side. With brilliant precision and keen observation, the artist delivers the macaque's concentration during this ordinary act. Netsuke artist Mitsukazu signature on the base. This netsuke is in excellent condition. Height: 1.5" 19th Century, Japan


Wood Kiseruzutsu

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1920   item# 946967 (stock# FC-191 )

Wood Kiseruzutsu
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This is a fine kiseruzutsu set depicting one of Japan's beloved themes-the saru mawashi (monkey trainer) and his charge. The wood case is carved in relief with a gold lacquer, pensive monkey, the stag antler pipe case with the trainer, leash-in-hand, balanced on weathered rockwork and surrounded by pine. A silk-braided cord strung through the tobacco box and attached to the pipe case, keeps its ivory ojime carved with amusing Okame masks in place. This charming set is ...click for details


Kiseru Zutsu

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1920   item# 934160 (stock# FC-105)

Kiseru Zutsu
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A complete kiseru zutsu set with bamboo pipe case richly woven in herring bone pattern and adorned with dancing figures of Daikoku and Ebisu, their ivory faces highlit by lacquered costumes and attributes-in-hand. The pipe is of heavy silver and gold deeply carved with prancing tiger and dragon amid clouds, its ojime of green malachite.The silk pouch is richly embroidered with floral motif in dark green and blue threads and its bronze, gilt and shakudo kanemono designed as a Hannya Noh mask. Sha ...click for details


Single- Case Wood Inro

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1910   item# 933878 (stock# FC-255 )

Single- Case Wood Inro
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A single-case carved wood inro with two cartouches depicting fierce writhing dragons in relief, their muscular bodies finely incised in great detail and inlaid with aogai, coral and tortoise shell on a T-fret ground. Top and bottom panels are carved with auspicious clouds, its adjustable silk string with ojime worked through the bottom. A gold maki-e scene of sakura, kiku, plum and bamboo sprays on a glossy roiro ground decorate the interior. This inro is in excellent condition with Hosho car ...click for details


Wood Netsuke Of Gama Senin

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900   item# 926623 (stock# 4-434)

Wood Netsuke Of Gama Senin
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A wonderful wood netsuke carved in great detail of Gama Sennin, a Taoist immortal who learned the secrets of immortality from a fabled three-legged magical toad. Suizan carved signature on the base. This wood netsuke is in excellent condition with no damage or restoration. 19th Century, Japan


Tobacco Pouch

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1920   item# 922625 (stock# 06-273 )

Tobacco Pouch
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This is a small tobacco pouch of rectangular form with ivory ojime formed as a tortoise shell, the attached ivory netsuke carved as a clam shell. On its flap, a shakudo and gold-inlaid clasp is modeled as two superimposed fish , their bodies intricately detailed. The tobacco pouch itself is designed with a quiet tortoise- shell pattern woven with gold threads and colored silks.(This tortoise/ nautical theme refers to the legend of Urashima Taro, a fisherman who traveled across the ...click for details


"Treasure Box" Inro

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1920   item# 913808 (stock# FC-183 )

"Treasure Box" Inro
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This most unusual wood "treasure box" inro is complete with netsuke and ojime. Part of the sagemono family (things that hang from the obi), the body of the inro is smoothly polished and lightly lacquered, a mysterious hinged door opening on its side to reveal five miniature knobbed drawers within. The gold makie ojime is incised with textile patterning, the netsuke formed as Daikoku's sack with replicas of small rice barrels and his cap applied in relief . ...click for details


Embroidered Tobacco Pouch with Kagamibuta Netsuke

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900   item# 896502 (stock# 06-270)

Embroidered Tobacco Pouch with Kagamibuta Netsuke
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A fine tobacco pouch embroidered with chrysanthemums in rich, muted colors in blue, green, brown and iron red. A large silver and enamel kanemono (clasp) with floral motif opens the pouch to reveal double-interior compartments with fan-shaped cartouches of floral studies. Its kagamibuta netsuke, attached by an elegant chain, is en suite with a 19th Century ivory exterior and silver and enamel lid in high relief. This charming tobacco pouch is in very good condition wit ...click for details


Wood and Lacquer Netsuke

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900   item# 857943 (stock# 7-488b)

Wood and Lacquer Netsuke
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Here is a lovely wood and lacquer netsuke modeled as a mandarin duck. Its silver-gray lacquered body, with exquisitely carved and incised details for the plumage, is gold lacquered for the wings and heightened by the use of red lacquer for the beak and legs. The subject of "mandarin duck" is associated with conjugal fidelity, and often depicted in all genre of East Asian art. This netsuke is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks or restoration. Signed KAJIKAWA sa ...click for details


Wood Netsuke

Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900   item# 856803 (stock# 02-269a)

Wood Netsuke
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This is a spectacular wood netsuke carved completely as a seated skeleton with a mokygyo drum between his bony legs. The artist went through great lengths to portray the hollowness and surface nuances of its bone structure, achieving remarkable realism. The skeleton as subject is often associated with life's transience and sought by collectors worldover. This netsuke is signed on the base UNSAI and is in very good condition for its age. 19th Century, Japan

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