The Helen & Jack Mang Collection of Netsuke

Early 19th century. Rising out of the waves and superimposed against a reticulated waterwheel, the dragon is three-toed and has two horns, the eyes

19th century. The first, a wood mokugyo in the shape of a Dragon Fish, the head and the tail joining at the top to form the handle. 1 3/8in (3.5cm)

Mid 19th century. Grazing, the eyes inlaid in black, the tail curled around the back just below the large himotoshi of unequal size, gentle wear an

Early 19th century. Caparisoned horse standing on a scalloped seal base, neck extended upwards and twisted to the back, with two karako, one seated

Early 19th century. Standing, the right front leg gracefully bowed as he leans down to feed, well-worn with large himotoshi, one of them plugged. U

Early/mid 19th century. The first, an ivory model of a Chinese man standing next to a grazing Horse, on a seal-type base. 1 5/8in (4.3cm). The secon

Mid 19th century. The first, a recumbent, uplifted head turned to the left, appears to have been finished with a thin coat of black lacquer, now wo

Late 18th century. The feathers are well carved and the head and shoulders have a deep brown patina, the piece is sculpturally well conceived and c

Early 19th century. Seated on a section of Bamboo and grasping two nodes that have grown from the base of the section that he sits on, he appears f

Mid 19th century. Two Monkeys atop a giant Mikan Orange, each holding a smaller orange in his hands, on one side of the large fruit is a jagged hol