The Helen & Jack Mang Collection of Netsuke

By Shibayama saku and Kakosai Shozan, Tokyo, Mid 19th century. Depicted with flowing red hair and red and gold brocade on the pantaloons, face and

By Shibata Zeshin. Tokyo, Mid 19th century. Front and back with a design of pine needles in gold hiramakie, the inside is gold hirame scattered on

Attributed to Umezawa Ryushin. Tokyo, Early 20th century. Rim with a design of leaves in heavy black lacquer with gold veining. Signed on the back

Mid 19th century. The first, a porcelain manju, decorated in underglaze blue with a design of a flock of birds coming over a mountain, the back wit

By Teiji.(D2885), Tokyo, Mid 19th century. An adult turtle is surmounted by two young, the unglazed upper surfaces of all three have traces of gold

By Teiji. Tokyo, Mid 19th century. Kneeling the skirt finished in a bluish-green glaze, portions of the arms have been left unglazed, the fan lacqu

Hirado, Mid 19th century. Crouching on a lotus pedestal, finished with clear, brown, celadon, and blue glazes. An identical model is in the Silverm

Mid 19th century. Kidney-shaped with relief of a Shishi lion and Peony in clear, blue and brown glazes. The combination of Shishi and Peony symboli

Hirado, Mid 19th century. Kneeling and holding a shishi Mask above his head, the mask contains a loose ceramic ball, finely finished with green, re

Mid 19th century. The first, a sparrow, pure white with the feathers neatly modeled under the glaze. 1 1/2in (3.7cm). The second, a recumbent Karako