The Helen & Jack Mang Collection of Netsuke

Mid 19th century. The first, a Gama Sennin with a toad head in his sleeve, with bisque w/ black, blue, yellow and lavender glazes. 2 1/8in (5.6cm).

Hirado, Mid 19th century. Holding a lion mask having bisque with white, blue, gold, and brown glazes. The mouth of the mask contains a loose cerami

The first, an eggplant. 2 3/8in (6cm). The second, by Masakazu of a Tsuru Sennin with his pot-belly. Signed in a sunken oval reserve, Masakazu. 2 3

The first, a porcelain mask of Hannya, in blue porcelain, possibly Kyoto ware. 1 3/4in (4.5cm). The second, a porcelain manju in a square ashtray

Kyoto, Mid/late 19th century. The first, by Mokubei, of a sleeping Ningyo holding on to the end of her tail that curls around from under her body.

Kyoto, Mid 19th century. The first, by Eiraku, seagull (miyakadori) with a celadon glaze and impressed unglazed seal, Eiraku. 1 5/8in (4cm). The se

Kyoto, Mid 19th century. The first, a Kyoto ware pottery figure of Daruma in meditation. 1 3/4in (4.4cm). The second, a Kyoto ware pottery netsuke

Tokyo, Mid 19th century. Oblong, the shibuichi plate has an ishime ground, the octopus is sentoku with gold eyes and Raiden is finely wrought in si

By Shuraku, Tokyo, Mid 19th century. A ryusa-style stag antler Asakusa school bowl and a shibuchi disk with an incised elephant holding a lotus flo

By Shuraku, Tokyo, Mid 19th century. A ivory bowl (cracked) of shibuichi takabori with gold and silver inlay and some ginzogan work depicting Yoko,