The Helen & Jack Mang Collection of Netsuke

Asakusa school, Tokyo - Asakusa, Mid 19th century. Sitting on a straw hat surmounted by a squash vine and leaves, the hat has been pierced with hol

By Hoshinsai Masayuki, Tokyo, Mid 19th century. Enveloped by a bag which is beginning to crack as he emerges from it, one himotoshi is on the lower

By Hoshunsai Masayuki, Tokyo, Mid 19th century. The first, an ink stick with face of an Ainu man on one side, and a partial seal on other, truncate

By Masayuki, Tokyo, Mid 19th century. A ginko leaf wraps around one side of the shell and maple leaves on the other, the talons of one claw are bre

By Kato Masayuki, Tokyo, Mid 19th century. Awakening, his hands stretched upwards and clasped over his head, the large himotoshi on the back with s

Tokyo, Mid 19th century. The first, by Ko, a garden scene set among pine trees and ivy. The obverse is inlaid with a good pair of quail in gilded

Asakusa school, Tokyo, Mid 19th century. The first, obverse with an inset gilt silver butterfly dancer, the reverse shows a garden trellis. Signed

By Mitsuyoshi, Tokyo, Mid 19th century. Reverse with incised hair in black. Signed on reverse, Mitsuyoshi, plus seal in red, Mitsuyoshi. 4 7/8in (1

By Gyokuso (1879-1935), So School, Early 20th century. Array of insects includes dragon fly, two rhino beetles, large fly, mosquito, snail, spider,

By Morita Soko (1879-1935), Tokyo, Early 19th century. Sitting cross-legged atop his mallet, holding open the his sack to let in two rats, one of w