The Helen & Jack Mang Collection of Netsuke

By Shoraku. Early 19th century. Capturing Shoki under his hat. The Oni kneels upon the hat while Shoki is struggling underneath to escape, Shoki&#...

By Shoryu. Tokyo - Asakusa, Mid 19th century. standing and holding a scroll with both hands. Signed on back, Shoryu. 1 3/4in (4.4cm). Provenance: Il

Mid 19th century. The first, by Shoshin, an ivory elongated Sparrow, the pupils inlaid in dark horn. Signed on the bottom between the himotoshi, Sh

By Shuosai. Mid 19th century. Dragon emerging from scroll with cloud pattern, with ivory ends of scroll. Signed on underside, Shuosai, plus kakihan

Signed illegibly. Early 19th century. Shishi standing on an oval seal base with paw resting on a ball. Signed illegibly on the base. 1 5/8in (4cm).

Signed illegibly. Mid 19th century. A goblin is rising up from the sleeping figure's stomach, the goblin has a tonsured head with eyes closed ...

Mid 20th century. The first, a Chokwaro Sennin standing on one foot and holding onto his staff, stained a light brown. Signed on the underside. 2 5

Late 18th century. The stalking animal with head down, the himotoshi runs from an open end of the bamboo to a single hole on the underside, rich br

The first, late 18th century, wood Puppy seated with an overturned Awabi shell. 1 3/8in (3.5cm). The second, mid 19th century, ivory of Kanzan hold

By Soshin. Early 19th century. Grasping a staff for support while wearing a mugwort cloak with a gourd, his eyes inlaid in bone or ivory. Signed on

By Takusai, Early 19th century. Muscular man kneeling in front of a pair of millstones, wielding the top one with great effort, he is bearded and h

Mid 19th century. The first, by Munemizu Sosui, ivory Gautama Buddha(Sakyamuni) sitting in contemplation beneath a towering Bodhi tree and receivin

The first, mid 19th century, mask of Okina, carved to simulate a hinged lower jaw. Signed on the crossbar, Tomohisa. 1 1/8in (2.8cm). The second,

By Tomofuyu, Mid 19th century. In the guise of a peasant carrying a bucket with a handle and using his giant scrotum as a sun hat, with double-inlai

Late 18th century. Hen sitting atop two eggs. Signed beneath chest, Tomotada, plus kakihan. Not the famous Tomotada.1 1/8in (2.8cm).

Early/mid 19th century. The first, an Oni squatting against a large sack in which he has captured Shoki and whose face can be seen protruding from

By Yasunaga Unkyo. Early 19th century. Crouching and snarling with head turned to the right, the hair-work is well rendered and the stripes are in

Early/mid 19th century. The first, Oni pulling Shoki in bag. Inscribed with one character, gyaku. 1 1/2in (3.9cm). The second, by Wakyosai, a woman

By Yoshikazu, Early 19th century. Crouched on a roof tile, the eyes are doubl inlaid, the end of the roof tile has raised scrolling and the texturi

By Yoshinaga Miura Kanjuken. Mid 19th century. Standing with a Karako seated on his right shoulder and holding a long horn with his left hand. Sign

Mid 19th century. Stretching and yawning after waking from his long sleep with eyes inlaid in black. Signed on the underside in a rectangular reser

By Yozan, Early 19th century. A dozen newly hatched turtles swimming in the sea for the first time tumbling about. Signed, Yozan, plus saku. 1 1/4i

19th century. The first, a wood bamboo shoot. Signed on the side of the root end, Yoshishige. 2 1/8in (5.6cm). The second, an ivory Mokugyo with e

By Hoju, Mid 19th century. Five realisticly carved turtles crawling over a sixth and much larger turtle that provides a base for the piece. The him

Early 19th century. Sitting cross-legged atop a drum that sits on clouds. and pouring water from a gourd. His beady eyes are inlaid in black, as are

Early 18th century. Struggling on a wave-girt rock, the tiger turning as the dragon, with its jewel, attempts to grasp its rear end, the ivory is r

Mid 19th century. The first, by Seitan, a wood mingei netsuke of a loosely coiled snake, the eyes inlaid with metal. Possibly kaki wood. Inscribed,

Early 19th century. His tail has been caught in the shell, part of it inside and the remainder hanging out, the eyes inlaid in black, the staining

Late 18th century. On a folded Kasa, eyes inlaid in black, he looks up attentively and he stretches almost the entire length of the umbrella. A few

Early/mid 19th century. The first, ivory with rat seated on a closed umbrella, eyes inlaid in black, the handle formed from a separate piece of stag

Mid 19th century. The first, an ebony reclining Bull with head slightly raised, eyes inlaid in pale horn with dark pupils, the hair well rendered a

Late 18th century. Sitting upright with front legs straight and shoulders hunched, his tail curling around the front paws, hair-work is well-worn wi

Mid 18th century. Reclining with head slightly raised, eyes inlaid in black, the body gracefully twisted as he turns his head to the right, the hai

Early 19th century. Seated and twisting his head around to the left while perched on a large object. Tiger?, badger?, other cat?. Unsigned. 1 1/8in

Mid/late 18th century. The first, late 18th century, a wood tiger lying curled up with its grinning face in the center resting on its forepaws, its

Late 18th century. Seated on a bed of vegetable leaves, his long ears reaching almost to the ground, and his head upraised with the stem of a long

Early 19th century. Pewter disc with frontal view of hare, set into the lacquered wooden lid with unlacquered bowl. The rim of the lid is decorated

Late 18th century. With a loose ball in its mouth, gently worn and well patinated. Unsigned. A nearly identical piece is illustrated in the Behrens

Asakusa school, Mid 19th century. Simplified form, a good patina developing on the back side. Unsigned. 5 3/8in (13.6cm). Provenance: Purchased from

Early 19th century. The head with two horns, the scales well rendered and lightly worn, the ivory lightly stained. Unsigned. 4 1/4in (10.7cm).

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