The Helen & Jack Mang Collection of Netsuke

School of Masanao, Yamada, Early 19th century. Reclining, head turned slightly to the left, the eyes inlaid in black. Smoothly finished and with a

By Masatada, Yamada, Mid 19th century. The half of the nut above the joint has been carved to simulate the surface of an old iron tea kettle while

By Masakatsu (d.1899), Yamada, Mid 19th century. The beasts four feet are shown with claws, seemingly copied from the drawing of the same in the Ho

By Masakatsu (d.1899), Yamada, Late 19th century. Wrestling with each other, a well-balanced composition with fine hair-work, double-inlaid eyes of

By Masakatsu (d.1899), Yamada, Late 19th century. Seated with one knee raised, she holds a bamboo staff in her left hand and a bag in her right, wh

Attributed to Chikuzenya Masakazu, Yamada, Mid 19th century. Comprising three large and several smaller buds, the gills are finely carved and darkl

May be Chikuzenya Masakazu, Mid 19th century. The first, a wood manju of narasumi, charcoal for use in tea ceremony, seen as a cross-section of wood

By Shojuken Masatomo, Yamada, Mid 19th century. Silver snail on front side. Signed on the top edge, Masatomo, plus a third character. The bottom ed

By Kano Tomokazu, Gifu, Early 19th century. Sitting with its tail curled underneath while clutching a chestnut with its front paws, eyes inlaid wit

By Kano Tomokazu, Gifu, Early 19th century. The claw is severed at the ankle, the small creature writhing in a terrified manner to escape, the eyes