Japanese Ivory Netsukes
Japanese Peanuts Netsuke
Located in PARIS, FR
Wood netsuke of three peanuts. A naturalistic grouping, dark stained. An ivory plug may bear a
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Decorated Figure, Signed, Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Polychrome Decorated Figure, Signed on the bottom from the Meiji
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
H 1.25 in W 1.75 in D 1.5 in
Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Decorated Figure, by Shozan, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Mixed Material Figure, A Wise Man Holding a Treasure-Signed by Shozan
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Figure Group #2 by Yoshikawa , Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Polychrome Figure Group #2 by Yoshikawa "The Happy Buddha and a Kid
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
H 1.75 in W 1.5 in D 1.25 in
Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Figure Group #1 by Yoshikawa , Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Polychrome Figure Group #1 by Yoshikawa "The Happy Buddha and a Kid
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Decorated Figure Group by Tomoaki, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Decorated Figure Group, Signed by Tomoaki, Meiji period
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
H 1.5 in W 1.375 in D 0.875 in
Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Decorated Figure, Signed by Yoshitomo, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Polychrome Decorated Figure, Signed by Yoshitomo from the Meiji period
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
H 1.25 in W 1.25 in D 1.5 in
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Dragon Turtles", Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Dragon Turtles", depicting two turtles with turtle bodies
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Decorated Figur, Signed by Matsuyoshi, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Polychrome Decorated Figure, Signed by Matsuyoshi, from the Meiji
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
H 1.5 in W 1 in D 1.875 in
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Two Roosters", SIgned, Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Roosterss", depicting two seating Roosters with a very
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
H 1.5 in W 1.5 in D 0.875 in
Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon-Signed by Yamada Hojitsu (1825–1872)
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon-Signed by Yamada Hojitsu (1825–1872), Ric.NA001
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Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
H 2 in W 1.5 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Carved Netsuke A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Mixed Material Figure, A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada from
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Japanese Smoking Set 'Tabac-Ire'
Located in PARIS, FR
the belt thanks to the netsuke.
Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912), second half of the 19th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Metal
Double Row Momo Coral Necklace w Carved Ivory Centerpiece
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent signed ivory Netsuke of a peony, highly collectible, by famed ivory carver Shozan
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Contemporary Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Coral, 14k Gold
Japan 1890 Meiji Period Signed Assembling of Okimono with a Group of Skeletons
Located in Miami, FL
small Japanese carving, similar to but larger than a netsuke. Unlike the netsuke, which had a specific
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 8.51 in W 14.15 in D 5.5 in
Japan 1890 Meiji Period Signed Okimono Sculpture of a Group of Skeletons Smoking
Located in Miami, FL
Sculptural signed Okimono from the Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912).
Very rare, unusual and
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
H 7.75 in W 8.5 in D 5.03 in
Meiji Period Satsuma, Japanese Art Nouveau, Kinkōzan Decorative Bowl, ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Meiji period (????, Meiji-jidai), also known as the Meiji Era, is a Japanese era which extended from
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Execeptional Japanese Tobacco Pouch in Ray Skin with a Dragon-Shaped Closure
Located in brussel, BE
This Japanese tobacco pouch dates from the Meiji period (1868-1912). It is crafted in ray skin and
Category
19th Century Other Art Style More Art
Materials
Organic Material
H 0.87 in W 4.34 in D 1.97 in
Kongo Wooden statue depicting Chinese worker waring typical hat, DRC
Located in Leuven , BE
Indigenous sculptors have ,historically ,always integrated “foreigners” in their work. The Japanese
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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H 8.67 in W 2.37 in D 0.79 in
Gold Lacquer Inro Decorated with a Lake Landscape
Located in PARIS, FR
traditional Japanese clothing items. Since the kimono had no pockets, everyday objects were carried in small
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
A Bakelite frame and silk handbag with 'bird and fish' motif, French, 1920s
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
), in the Japanese style, the fish resembling a carved netsuke, with the most striking and highly
Category
1920s French Evening Bags and Minaudières
H 7.5 in W 8 in D 1.5 in Dm 9 in
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By Toyohara Chikanobu
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Framed Embroidered Japanese Kimono
Located in Nashville, TN
Japanese gold couched thread embroidered scene of two shellfish on a black silk kimono remnant. Mounted inside a gilt frame.
Circa 1890-1900.
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Located in South Burlington, VT
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Located in Studio City, CA
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H 24 in W 18.75 in D 0.1 in
Katagami (japanese Stencil), Meiji Era Japan
Located in Saverne, Grand Est
Katagami in washi paper, very finely worked.
Japan, early 20th century.
The sheets of paper making up Japanese stencils are made from mulberry bark. They are stuck together with fer...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Textiles
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Paper
Japanese Skeleton Boxwood Netsuke Late Edo Period
Located in Newark, England
Japanese boxwood netsuke depicting a skeleton. The skeleton naturalistically carved in the foetal position in preparation for transitional burial. With excellent wear throughout from...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
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Wood, Boxwood
Set of Three Japanese Wood Netsukes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of three Japanese netsukes carved out of wood with a reddish stained finish, appear to be circa mid-20th century. One depicts a frog holding a trumpet; one a rooster eating grain...
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Framed Japanese Festival Kimono with Tsutshugaki Dye
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese festival kimono expertly mounted and displayed in a large acrylic shadow box. This impressive ceremonial garment circa late 19th-early 20th century was made from a thick l...
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Japanese Meiji Era Bronze Lotus Leaf Bowl, Vide Poche, ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
DIMENSIONS: Height: 4 inches Width: 6 inches Depth: 6 inches
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Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Silver Mounted Brass Letter Opener
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
designs and dating from the latter 19th century. The letter opener is made from a thin single piece of brass with rounded ends and tapers to wider blade end. The handle end is mounte...
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Japanese Lacquer Hibachi with Imperial Chrysanthemum, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A simple and elegant Japanese lacquer hibachi stand with imperial chrysanthemum mon and copper liner, now modified as an usubata, late Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
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Japanese Tachibina (Imperial couple) doll set.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
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Japanese Fisherman Festival Kimono with Tsutsugaki Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Japanese Late Edo Period Seated Imperial Gosho Ningyo Doll
Located in New York, NY
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
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Finely Carved Antique IVORY Japanese Netsuke
Located in Brunswick, ME
to stem from Sarugaku, a form of Chinese entertainment brought to Japan around the 8th century. It
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Antiquities
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Other
Very Large Antique Carved Ivory Netsuke, Stag, Artist Signed
Located in San Marcos, CA
. Ivory being quite heavy, as it is solid carved, this is more suited to shelf display, and is a superb
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Early 20th Century Japanese Bamboo Basket Netsuke
Located in Chicago, IL
In 17th century Japan, kimono-clad men compensated for the garment’s lack of pockets by wearing
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
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Horn
Turtle Netsuke
Located in Stamford, CT
Two ivory turtle netsuke, one with two smaller turtles on top of a larger one, the other depicting
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures
Superb Tokeo School Bronze of Farmer Holding a Wheat Sheaf
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
). Ivory carving in Japan reached its peak of artistry in the late nineteenth century. Kaneda's group
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Japanese Wooden Squash Netsuke
Located in Chicago, IL
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19th Century Japanese Signed Bone Inro with Birds and Erotic Scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
Gloriously Naughty 19th century Japanese bone Inro……from circa 1860.
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Bone
A Beautiful Art Deco powder box by Tilden Thurber France
By Tilden Thurber Co.
Located in New York, NY
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Antique Japanese Tobacco Pouch with Carved Ivory Netsuke
Located in New Hope, PA
silver floral clasp decorates the front and a hand carved ivory iris netsuke is attached to the top of
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Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Evening Bags and Minaudières
A Humorous Ivory Netsuke Of A Man Tying His Loin Cloth
Located in Winter Park, FL
A humorous depiction of a naked man pulling up his fundoshi after the bath. His mouth is open and eyes squinting in discomfort as he pulls to tighten up on his crotch.
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures
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Ivory
A Near-Life Size Pair of Japanese Ivory Okimono Doves
Located in New York, NY
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The unique art of okimono originates in Meiji Period, Japan. Following the abolition of shogunate
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures
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Shakudo
Japanese Meiji Okimono of Bird
Located in New York, NY
ivory, that were larger than netsuke but had no specific purpose other than display. During the Meiji
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Located in San Francisco, CA
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19th Century Inro
Located in Paris, FR
wisteria on the other side.
It opens on five compartments with nashiji decor.
The ojime form an ivory
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Netsuke Carved Ivory -Two Mice With Corn Kernels
Located in Middleburg, VA
Wonderful Japanese 19th cent ivory .Netsuke with exquisite intricate carving On both sides - the
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Scholar's Objects
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Ivory
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Japanese Ivory Netsukes For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of Japanese ivory netsukes for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct Japanese ivory netsukes — often made from wood, bone and ivory — can elevate any home. Japanese ivory netsukes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century.
How Much are Japanese Ivory Netsukes?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,450, while they’re typically $903 on the low end and $19,950 highest priced.
Questions About Japanese Ivory Netsukes
- What are Japanese netsukes?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Japanese netsukes are small highly-detailed sculptures that date back to 17th-century Japan. Originally, the figurines allowed men to secure pouches or purses to their sash, as Japanese traditional dress didn’t have pockets. Today, people collect them as art. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Japanese netsukes.
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