Japanese boxwood netsuke in the form of three toads stacked on each other

Boxwood nestuke in the form of three clams or bivalve shells, probably of the Ruditapes philippinarum sub species that can be found all the way from Siberia to Philippines, and Japan...

Boxwood netsuke of a snake tangled on itself, each scale is carved with precision, and the overall brown patina is intense. Even though snakes are almost always bad omen in Asia, it ...

Boxwood netsuke of a seated professional sneezer depicted as an old man with his right hand raised, holding an stick to tickle himself. His head is slightly raised, his eyes practica...

Boxwood netsuke of two chestnuts, one smaller on top of the larger. Chestnuts are a central part of Japanese culture and gastronomy. Castanea Crenata or Japanese chestnut is an indi...

A fine lacquer decorated carved boxwood netsuke of a Noh dancer in a Hannya role, unsigned, Meiji period, late 19th century, Japan. The boxwood netsuke finely carved as a kneeling Noh dancer dressed in striking geometric patterned robes. The actor holds an opened war fan behind their back in one hand, a Shinto wand slung over the shoulder in the other. The war fan, tessen, decorated in red lacquer with a golden rising sun at the center. Tessen were sturdy fans used by samurai as protective devices, and sometimes as weapons. The wand, called an onusa, is a traditional Shinto ritual implement comprised of folded paper streamers, shide, attached to a wooden wand, often used in purification rituals. Here, the shide are crafted from silver maki-e, with the handle of the natural boxwood. The actor wears a fierce and unearthly hannya mask...

A large and well carved Antler Netsuke with in a fine and realistic form of a realistic traditional Bamboo Whistle. Quintessentially Japanese in form, the Netsuke has incised details...

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...

The hand carved & stained boxwood netsuke deftly rendered in the form of an octopus with somewhat anthropomorphic features, showing black stained eyes & furrowed brow effecting an am...