Netsuke

Netsuke, Gourd Embellished With Two Butterflies
Hara Yoyusai (1772-1845)
Signature: Yoyusai
Natural gourd, gold maki-e
Early 19th c.
Height: 5.5 cm Netsuke Mask, Young Man (sumiyoshi otoko)
Deme Uman
Signature: Deme To (carved by Deme)
Wood
Late 18th c.
Height: 4.5 cm, width: 3 cm
Katabori Netsuke, Chestnut
Signature: Deme Taiman
Wood
Early 18th c.
Length: 4.3 cm

Katabori Netsuke, Oni (demon) Fighting a Dragon
Yoshimura Shuzan
Signature: Shuzan
Japanese cypress (Hinoki) and slight colour
Mid 18th c.
Height: 7.4 cm Katabori Netsuke, Chinese Sage
Signature: Masanao
Ivory
Second half of the 18th c.
Height: 4 cm Netsuke Mask, Hannya
Signature: Deme Uman
Sandalwood
Third quarter of the 18th c.
Height: 5.4 cm Katabori Netsuke, Two Frogs
Signature: Sanko
Wood
Ca. 1780
Height: 3.8 cm Katabori Netsuke, Acrobats
Signature: Tomotane
Ivory
Late 18th c.
Height: 4.5 cm Manju Netsuke, Arhat and Dragon
Signature: Juko
Ivory
Late 18th c.
Diameter: 45 cm

Katabori Netsuke, Coiled Snake
Signature: Masayoshi
Wood
Early 19th c.
Bequest of Mr. L.B. Gutman, New York
Height: 3.7 cm Katabori Netsuke, Oni (Demon) Making Mochi (Rice Paste)
Signature: Mitsunao
Wood
First half of the 19th c.
Height: 3.6 cm Katabori Netsuke, Old Man Pulling Hairs From his Beard
Anonymous artist
Boxwood
First half of the 19th c.
Height: 3.7 cm Katabori Netsuke, Horse
Signature: Mitsuhide (Mitsuharu School, Kyoto 1800-1868)
Ivory
Donated by Hilda and Daniel Lebow, New York
Height: 5.4 cm, width: 4 cm, length: 1.9 cm Katabori Netsuke, Hanasaka-jiji with a Basket of Ashes, Sitting on a Log
Ryumin (1840 - ?)
Wood
Second half of the 19th c.
Height: 4.5 cm Katabori Netsuke, Ox
Hidari Toyomasa (1810-1883)
Wood
Bequest of A. Horodisch, Amsterdam
Height: 2.5 cm, width: 3.4 cm, length: 4.7 cm Katabori Netsuke, Persimmon
Ohara Mitsuhiro (1810-1875)
Signature: Mitsuhiro
Ivory
Bequest of A. Horodisch, Amsterdam
Diameter: 4.5 cm, height: 2.2 cm