The Helen & Jack Mang Collection of Netsuke

Signed Masakazu, Nagoya, Mid 19th century. With open mouth and his right arm raised in anger, nicely stained a warm reddish hue. Signed on the unde

By Masatami, Nagoya, Mid 19th century. A crouching figure which is strikingly similar to the netsuke illustrated in Gonse's "L'Art Ja...

By Masatami, Nagoya, Mid 19th century. Drinking sake from a large gourd and desperately trying to extricate his finger from the mouth of the jug. S

By (Koya?) Masatami, Nagoya, Mid 19th century. Sitting on a drum, the bottom of the drum is engraved with a design of clouds and dragons. Signed on

By Hosai Masahiro, Nagoya, Mid 19th century. The figures under the bamboo canopy, weel worn both inside and out. Signed on the underside, Masahiro,

By Sato Masayoshi (1819-1865), Nagoya, Mid 19th century. A fine model of two shishi with a cub with an openwork brocade ball. Signed on cub's ...

By Sato Masayoshi (1819-1865), Nagoya, Mid 19th century. The tiger crouching over a length of bamboo while the small monkey seated on the tiger&#...

By Sato Masayoshi (1819-1865), Nagoya, Mid 19th century. She crouches above cub rolling on it's side at her feet, the eyes are double-inlaid i...

By Sato Masayoshi (1819-1865), Nagoya, Mid 19th century. Male and female, seated and intertwined, one nuzzling the ear of the other who responds wi

By Sato Masayoshi (1819-1865), Nagoya, Mid 19th century. Gnawing on a human skull, the eyes double inlaid in horn with black pupils. Signed on the

By Bazan (d.1879), Nagoya, Mid 19th century. With a captured a rat under a straw hat. The rat is partially coming through a hole in the hat and the

By Kogyoku, Nagoya, Mid 19th century. The mouth open with teeth clenched and the pupils cut entirely through, nicely stained. Inscribed on the cros

Nagoya, Mid 19th century. With its foot caught between the halves of a giant hamaguri shell, eyes inlaid in black, the leathery skin well rendered.

Nagoya, Early 19th century. Standing on two tentacles with the others joining together to provide natural himotoshi, the head is smoothly modeled w

Nagoya, Mid 19th century. The first, a wood Noh mask of Kwang-yo doji, inscribed, Ikko. 1?in (4.2cm). The second,by Tomonobu, a wood vegetable grou

By Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, Mid 18th century. Wearing a straw fisherman's cape, as he carries an umbrella and a pair of geta. Darkly st...

By Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, Early 19th century. Wearing a kimono and seated with her hands under the garment and pulling it together, her fee

By Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, Mid 18th century. Engaged in a struggle, the monkey's head is turned around to meet the gaze of the snake...

By Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, The first, late 18th century, a mask of Kitsune with a movable jaw, eyes double inlaid in ivory and pins for the

By Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, Late 18th century. Seated with legs tucked under, eyes inlaid in brass with black pupils, roughly-hewn hair-work.