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Rat Pack well carved Fruitwood Netsuke
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Contemporary item# 1093556 (stock# rpn)
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Terrill C. Smith
510-531-6812
$60.00
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I buy my Netsukes and wood carvings from the very best carvers in China. The economy there is changing, cheap labor is gone. Skilled craftsmen are old and no new ones will replace them. This piece is a superior carving, fine details, glass inset eyes. A mama rat and four babies cluster in this charming larger netsuke style fruitwood carving. It is about 1 3/4" tall. One piece of a very hard wood to carve. Carved in China in the Japanese style.
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Mouse rides an Elephant Fruitwood Netsuke
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Pre 2000 item# 1033881 (stock# moe)
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Terrill C. Smith
510-531-6812
$52.00
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Perhaps a play on the tale of the mouse and the elephant or a very large mouse and small elephant, or just a charming carving. I pick the best of hundreds of well hand carved netsukes that are Chinese reproductions of Japanese originals. Mine cost more than the cheaper ones you now see online, but my quality is much better than those carved today by younger unskilled carvers. This piece is about 1 3/4" tall and 2" wide. A real charmer.
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Intricate Li Dragon Fruit wood netsuke
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Pre 2000 item# 1033878 (stock# ld)
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Terrill C. Smith
510-531-6812
$96.00
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I work with the importer and I am allowed to hand pick from his many carvings. He knows all of his Chinese carvers and told me that this very intricate Li Dragon took one of his oldest and best carvers several days to carve from a solid block of hard fruitwood. This beautiful piece is 1 3/4" tall and 2 1/2" long. I list it with Netsukes, but it is a bit delicate to really function as a Netsuke, it is just an outstanding miniature carving. A very unique piece of art.
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Boxwood Fisherman with large fish Netsuke
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Pre 2000 item# 1033862 (stock# fisherman)
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Terrill C. Smith
510-531-6812
$88.00
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I was able to handpick from hundeds of Chinese reproductions of Japanese Netsukes when they first entered the export market. I paid more and picked the best quality. You see cheaper netsuke reproductions online today, but they are nowhere near the quality of the ones I sell. Mine are more expensive but you get a real work of art. This carving is a reproduction of a traditional Japanese antique netsuke. It is the correct shape and size. Details on this boxwood carving are outstanding. It has a bo ...click for details
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Foo Dog on a ball Fruitwood netsuke
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Pre 2000 item# 1032897 (stock# lob)
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Terrill C. Smith
510-531-6812
$54.00
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I was able to handpick the best quality from a large selection of Chinese reproductions of Japanese netsukes. The cheaper newer offerings online today are not the quality that I have and sell. Here is a foo dog on a ball. Chinese loved lions, but had none centuries ago, so they bred dogs to look like lions, hence the lion dog-foo dog. This charmer is 1 3/4" tall, a copy of a Japanese antique. Same look, much less in cost. Inset eyes, signed on bottom.
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Two mice in a pumpkin rosewood netsuke
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Pre 2000 item# 1032894 (stock# minp)
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Terrill C. Smith
510-531-6812
$58.00
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The Chinese started handcarving reproductions of expensive antique Japanese netsukes a few decades ago. I was able to hand pick from these early carvings the best. This beautiful netsuke is rose wood, it is quite dark so I lightened my images to show details. It is almost black in color and a very hard wood that is very difficult to carve with the wonderful details seen with this one. It has a bone inset with artist signature. It is 1 1/2" tall and well rounded as where the originals so the ...click for details
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