Asian Art

A powerful boxwood netsuke of Shōki capturing an oni. 18th centuryHalf-kneeling, he pushes down an oni that he is about to tie-up in a tattered pi...

A large boxwood netsuke of oni no senbei. 18th/19th centuryStanding with a long kanabo and biting into a rice cracker (senbei), he wears a loin cl...

A very tall and slender netsuke of Seiōbō. 18th centuryThe deity with an elongated face stands upright holding the long handle of basket filled wi...

A boxwood netsuke of Shōki and oni. Second half 19th centuryShōki with sword in his hand and scabbard on his back is looking down into a well in w...

A boxwood netsuke of Shōki and oni inside an awabi. 19th centuryInside the realistically carved awabi shell sits a large Shōki with wind-blown bea...

A boxwood netsuke of a Chinese fisherman with two fish. 18/early 19th centuryStanding in a dancing posture on one leg and looking down to a bowl w...

A bone netsuke of a Chinese warrior. 19th centuryStanding with feet wide apart and holding a bow in his left hand and an arrow in the right hand. ...

An ivory netsuke of a Chinese scholar sitting next to an ox. 19th centuryA Chinese scholar with a scroll in his hand sits at the side of a reclini...

A large seal-type boxwood netsuke of two jolly Chinese men. 19th centuryBoth wearing Manchu coats and hats, one standing on a round Chinese table ...

A light boxwood netsuke of two karako. Second half 19th centuryOne of the two Chinese boys stands on an elaborately carved small table and holds a...

A gold and lacquered wood kagamibuta netsuke. Mid 19th centuryThe gilt-metal disc carved in katakiri with a Chinese boy throwing a stone against a...

An ivory netsuke of a Dutchman with a boy. Around 1800Wearing a wig of curly hair, standing turned slightly to the right, supporting a boy on his ...

An okimono-type boxwood netsuke of Daruma as kamifuki player. Second half 19th centurySeated with legs crossed and holding a flywhisk Daruma has b...

An ivory netsuke of a giant foreigner with a small figure. 18th centuryStanding and wearing garments with large engraved patterns, with a small go...

A tall wood carving of an ashinaga. Late 19th centuryThe long-legged islander stands with feet together and holds in both raised hands an object t...

An ivory shunga netsuke of an Okame with a mask. 19th centuryHalf kneeling on the long nose of a tengu mask, the hand hidden in her sleeve coyly c...

An unusual kagamibuta netsuke. Mid-19th centuryThe shibuichi disc carved with Daikoku holding his hammer and a rat sitting on his bag, details of ...

A boxwood netsuke of Daruma or rakan being washed by an oni. Second half 19th enturyDaruma, or a rakan, with long eye brows and rings to his ears ...

A lacquered wood netsuke of a bakemono. 19th centuryStanding on one leg, both hands placed on his huge head with one large round eye, the other ey...

An impressively large ivory okimono-type netsuke of Eguchi no Kimi. Mid-19th centuryThe courtesan Eguchi no Kimi sits with a long scroll over her ...

A dark wood netsuke of a sitting Ono no Komachi. 19th centuryThe ancient impoverished poetess with a narrow face leans onto her staff and holds on...

A marine ivory netsuke of Kiyohime. 19th centuryKiyohime has changed into a hannya with the body of a dragon which she coils around the bell of Dō...

An ivory netsuke of Hakusōzu. First half 19th centuryThe fox has changed into the priest Hakusōzu and dances standing on one leg with a bamboo can...

An ivory netsuke of a fox disguised as Hakusōzu. Early 19th centuryStanding in monk's robes and wearing a hood, the fox rests its paws on a bamboo...

An ivory netsuke of a laughing peasant. Early 19th centuryStanding and turning to the right, shouldering a straw bag into which a plum blossom bra...

A silver netsuke of courtier playing foot ball. 19th centuryStanding and balancing a kemari ball on his right foot, the young man wears court robe...

A Miwa-style wood netsuke of a chajin. First half 19th centurySeated with one leg propped-up holding a chaire and lifting its lid (inlaid in bone)...

An ivory netsuke of a Tokaidō porter with Chōkarō's gourd. First half 19th centuryThe tiny kumosuke lifts a huge gourd from which a horse emerges ...

An ivory netsuke of a merrymaking man. First half 19th centurySlightly bent over and stamping his foot, wearing a cap, and holding a double gourd ...

A boxwood netsuke of an old man and a monkey. 19th centuryA large monkey sits on the bare back of a seated old man and pulls his ear to his obviou...

A boxwood netsuke of a nodder. 19th centuryHalf kneeling with a moveable head of darker wood with eyes of different sizes inlaid in bone and horn,...

An ivory netsuke of a manzai dancer and his drummer. Second half 19th centuryBoth wearing festive robes and an eboshi, the dancer half kneeling wi...

A mingei-type wood netsuke of a large dragon. 19th centuryWinding around a huge tama, the coiled tail and one claw forming a flat base. The eye pu...

A boxwood ryūsa-manjū netsuke of a phoenix. Tanba. Mid-19th centuryFinely carved in openwork with a large phoenix with spread-out tail feathers, h...

A Tanba boxwood netsuke of a dragon inside a mikan. Mid-19th centuryThe head and body of a dragon are visible in the large openings of a mikan wit...

A boxwood netsuke of two shishi. 19th centuryBoth reclining on a flat rock, the mother animal scratching its ear whist the youngster cuddles up ne...

A boxwood netsuke of a seated monkey. 19th centuryHis arms are crossed over the chest the paws covering the mouth and the right ear. Eye pupils in...

A boxwood netsuke of a monkey with a large gourd. Late 19th centuryA monkey shown walking on his hind legs carrying a large double gourd on his ba...

A wood netsuke of the Three Monkeys (sanbikisaru). 19th centurySitting close to each other and forming a compact shape, they cover each others mou...

A stag antler ryūsa-manjū netsuke with metal inlay. Second half 19th centuryOf oval shape carved in openwork with a lattice surrounded by waves, a...

An ivory netsuke of a dog with a ball. Around 1800Seated and securing the ball with its forepaws, the head turned backwards, a ribbon around his n...

A stained ivory netsuke of a puppy on a straw hat. Second half 19th centuryPlayfully biting into the rope of a discarded straw sandal, the branch ...

A wood netsuke of a chubby hare. 19th centurySeated with head raised and scratching his neck, the long ears placed over the back. Minor traces of ...

A wood netsuke of seated hare.With chubby cheeks and with forepaws placed close together.Height 2.9 cmProvenancePrivate collection, North Rhine-We...

A boxwood netsuke of a reclining long-haired goat. Probably Tsu. First half 19th centuryReclining with legs folded beneath, the head slightly rais...

A large ivory netsuke of a rat on a zabuton. Around 1900Placing its paws on the tail which isslung around its body, with a dried chestnut in front...

An ivory netsuke of two rats. Late 19th centurySnuggling up to each other and looking into opposite directions, the tails slung around each other,...

An ivory netsuke of a recumbent ox and a little boy. Late 18th centuryThe ox with a nose ring and a thick rope wound around the neck, and a naked ...

A boxwood netsuke of a toad on a roof tile. 19th centuryThe plump animal with a long branch in its mouth sits on a flat roof tile. The eyes of bla...

A boxwood netsuke of a toad. 19th centurySquatting and holding its head forward in curious anticipation. The eyes of light and dark horn.Height 2....

An Ise-Yamada boxwood netsuke of a toad next to a rock. 19th centuryThe toad sits squatting on its forepaws on the flat part of an amorphous rock ...

A stag antler ojime of a toad. 19th centurySeated, looking up, the head slightly turned to the side. The eyes of dark horn. Signed Bei (Beisai) in...

A wood netsuke of a frog on a taro leaf. 19th centuryThe frog sits with outstretched front feet on a taro leaf, the wide part of which is folded o...

A lightly stained boxwood netsuke of a coiled snake. Probably Gifu. 19th centuryCoiled and forming an oval and compact shape, the head resting on ...

A box wood netsuke of a snail. Ise-Yamada school. 19th centuryEmerging from its shell and placing its slender head onto the apex of the shells spi...

A wood netsuke of a snail. Early 19th centuryThe snail, crawling out of its shell, places its sturdy antennae over the shell, the skin is rendered...

A good boxwood netsuke of a snail. Around 1800Emerging from its shell and placing its wide body over it, the extended antennae spread out on top o...

A good boxwood netsuke of a snail. 19th centuryEmerging from its shell and bending back, the extended antennae lying flush on top of the wreathed ...

A dark stained boxwood netsuke of a snail. Nagoya. Mid-19th centuryEmerging from its shell, the antennae resting flat on the surface, the mollusc’...

An ivory netsuke of two quails on millet. Early 19th centuryThe two chubby birds looking into opposite directions sit on two millet cobs with eave...