The Helen & Jack Mang Collection of Netsuke

Mid 19th century. Rearing up on its hind legs with the front legs and body wrapped around a large tama, carved with bands of diaper patterns of wav

Early 20th century. Standing with feet firmly planted on an oval base, the left front resting on the sacred jewel, the stem of a plant, extends fro

Mid 19th century. The first, in ivory, seated with mouth open and all four legs wrapped around a large tama. 1 1/4in (3cm). The second, in wood cl

Mid 19th century. Seated on a rock with a long handled dipper held over the right shoulder and holding a bowl of sake with the left hand. The piec

Late 18th century. Seated with its legs folded and its head turned back while a small monkey climbs upon its back, the details are well-carved and t

Mid 19th century. Pod, leaf, and stem, the 4 seeds in the pod are loose, the wood of the leaf is well-polished, and there is an old break on one of

Mid 19th century. Three stems intertwined, one terminating in a curled leaf, another in a closed bud, and the third in a pod with 5 loose seeds, th

The first, mid 19th century, a lacquer manju of irregular shape, the front with gold hiramakie cherry blossoms and buds in several shades of gold,

The first, late 18th century, a wood Lotus pod, the thick curled stem provides the himotoshi, the fifteen seeds in the pod are loose, well-carved

Early 20th century. The first, an ivory sashi netsuke of an elongated bean inlaid with two ladybugs, irregularly stained. 5 5/8in (14.4cm). The sec