Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood, ivory 木、象牙

Badger wearing lotus leaves 狸

Signed "Toyomasa saku” 銘  豊昌作

Edo period, early 19^th century 江戸末期

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood 木

Man pouring rice into a basket 米を注ぐ男

Signed “Kyokusai” 銘  旭斎

Early 20^th century 明治後期~大正時代

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood and inlay 木に象嵌

Temple intendant pulling a bell 社守

Signed “Gyokusô tô” 銘  玉藻刀

Early 20^th century 明治後期~大正時代

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood and gold 木、金

Niô weaving a sandal 草鞋を編む仁王

Signed “Sôko tô” 銘  藻己刀

Early 20^th century 明治後期~大正時代

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood 木

Man slicing a gourd 瓢を切り分ける男

Signed “Sôgaku tô” 銘  藻岳刀

19^th century 江戸末期~明治初期

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood and inlay 木に象嵌

Daruma holding a fly whisk 払子を持つ達磨

Signed “Tôkoku”, seal “Bairyû” 銘  東谷  "楳立"

Meiji period (1868-1912) 明治時代

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood 木

Niô fighting a demon 仁王鬼相撲

Signed “Hôzan” with kaô 銘  寶山  (花押)

Taishô (1912-26) or early Shôwa (1926-89) 大正~昭和初期

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood 木

Shôki fighting two ôni (demons) 鬼と戦う鍾馗

Signed “Toyomasa” 銘  豊昌

Edo period, early 19^th century 江戸末期

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood 木

The young Kiyohime, transformed into a dragon, winds herself around a bronze bell under which her lover, Anchin, is imprisoned 道成寺

Signed « Tametaka » 銘  為隆

Edo period, late 18^th century 江戸中期 (18世紀末)

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood and ivory 木、象牙

The immortal Ikkaku carrying his wife on his back 女性をおんぶする一角仙人

Signed “Issai” 銘  一斎

Edo period, 19^th century 江戸末期 (19世紀)

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood and ivory 木、象牙

Ryûgû, the Dragon Palace 箱龍宮

Signed “Kagetoshi” 銘  景利

Early 19^th century  江戸末期 (19世紀初)

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood 木

Mermaid (ningyo) 人魚

Signed “Tadatoshi” 銘  忠利

Late 18^th-early 19^th century  江戸中~末期 (18世紀末~19世紀初)

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood and ivory 木、象牙

Gourd in a net 瓢箪

Signed “Tôkoku” with seal 銘  東谷 (印)

Meiji period (1868-1912) 明治時代

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood and inlay 木に象嵌

Snail on a mushroom 茸の上を這う蝸牛

Signed “Tôkoku”, seal “Bairyû” 銘  東谷  "楳立"

Meiji period (1868-1912) 明治時代

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood and ivory 木、象牙

Rat on a bale of rice 米俵に鼠

Signed “Sôko” 銘  藻己

Early 20^th century 明治後期~大正時代

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood 木

Monkeys and loquats  猿と枇杷

Signed “Tomokazu” 銘  友一

Late 18^th-early 19^th century 江戸中~末期 (18世紀末~19世紀初)

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood and inlay 木に象嵌

Seated dog with collar and bell 洋犬

Unsigned 無銘

Edo period, 18^th - 19^th century 江戸時代 (18~19世紀)

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood 木

Horse with lowered head 馬

Unsigned 無銘

Edo period, 18^th - 19^th century 江戸時代 (18~19世紀)

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Stained ivory, imitation wood 木を真似た象牙

Tortoise on a lotus leaf 蓮華の上の亀

Unsigned 無銘

Early 20^th century 明治後期~大正時代

Katabori netsuke形彫根付

Bois 木

Loquats on a branch 枇杷

Signed « Sôko » 銘  藻己

Early 20^th century 明治後期~大正時代

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood 木

Snake and human skull 野ざらし

Signed “Sukenaga” 銘  亮長

Mid 19^th century 江戸末期 (19世紀中)

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood 木

Fish basket 魚籠

Signed “Sôko” 銘  藻己

Early 20^th century 明治後期~大正時代

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood, coral and other inlay 木、珊瑚と象嵌

Coral diver crawling over rocks 珊瑚を担げて南洋島人

Seal “Rantei” 銘  蘭亭

19^th century 江戸末期~明治初期

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Tinted ivory and inlay 象牙に象嵌

Eggplant and glow-worm 茄子と蛍

Signed « Jugyoku » 銘  壽玉

19^th century 江戸末期~明治初期

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood 木

The ghosts of Oiwa and her lover Kohei (back) お岩と小平の幽霊 (二面)

Signed “Kôseki tô” 銘  光石刀

Early 20^th century 明治後期~大正時代

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood 木

Ashinaga (« Long-Legs ») carrying Tenaga (« Long-Arms ») 足長手長

Unsigned 無銘

Edo period, 18^th - 19^th century 江戸時代 (18~19世紀)

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood and ivory 木、象牙

Farmer holding rice cakes 餅を持つ農夫

Signed “Sanshô” 銘  三笑

Early 20^th century 明治後期~大正時代

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Rhinoceros horn and wood 木、犀角

Dragon and tiger fighting 龍虎

Signed “Toyomasa” 銘  豊昌

Edo period, early 19^th century 江戸末期 (19世紀初)

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood and horn 木と角

Tiger licking its fur 虎

Signed “Minkô” 銘  岷江

Late 18^th-early 19^th century 江戸中~末期 (18世紀末~19世紀初)

Katabori netsuke 形彫根付

Wood and inlay 木に象嵌

Frog on a branch 枝と蛙

Signed “Isshi” 銘  一之

19^th century 江戸末期~明治初期