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Fine Japanese Netsuke: The tanuki possesses magical powers and can change forms, sometimes into Buddhist monks; they are jovial, but also dangerous, as they have been known to suffocate hunters with their enormous scrotum.

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Fine Japanese Netsuke

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A Rare Bamboo Netsuke: Finely carved as the tsukumogamy (animate household object) of a mokugyo temple bell, with a large curved handle and swirling curls underneath, the front formed as a monster head with floppy ears, fur

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A Rare Bamboo Netsuke

Bruhns Auction Gallery Denver, CO

A Very Fine Netsuke: Three fish carved on a stand. Signed. Provenance: Purchased from a prominent New Orleans Dealer, Denver, Colorado collector. Ca. 19th century. Japan. Size: 3"-4"

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A Very Fine Netsuke

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A Fine Japanese Netsuke: Carved dark wood, Katabori netsuke, see no evil, speak no evil. Provenance: Denver, Colorado estate. Ca. 20th century, Meiji period. Size: 1 3/4"w.

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A Fine Japanese Netsuke

Bruhns Auction Gallery Denver, CO

Fine Netsuke by Sakurai Hideo: Shoki grabbing an oni by its hand, looking down with a menacing expression, a sword in his right hand, his robe decorated with colorful inlays. The oni crouching fearfully next to demon queller, his a

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Fine Netsuke by Sakurai Hideo

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A Fine Netsuke by Shoko Suganoya: Finely carved from the wood with darkened and accentuated areas, depicting Urashima Taro holding a large gourd filled with sake and offering it, in sakazuki cup, to a little turtle crawling over his s

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A Fine Netsuke by Shoko Suganoya

Bruhns Auction Gallery Denver, CO

A Fine Netsuke by Juraku: Finely carved, the oni nestled within a furled lotus leaf, wearing only a loincloth, the body well carved with expressed spine, one hand piercing through the leaf and catching a minutely carved eel un

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A Fine Netsuke by Juraku

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Inro Japanese 19th Century Netsuke: Three case lacquered wood with metal inlay of a woman and rabbits. Signed Netsuke of a man at the table. Provenance: Purchased at Gallerie Zacke Vienna, Austria by Denver, Colorado collector. Ca. 19th

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Inro Japanese 19th Century Netsuke

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A Fine Japanese Wood Netsuke: Resting with its tentacles curling up around its large head, forming an appealingly compact composition, with the two front tentacles lowered so as not to obscure the face, the large, bulging eyes loo

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A Fine Japanese Wood Netsuke

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Minryosai: A Very Rare Kurumi Mask Netsuke: Carved from the kurumi (walnut) and depicting what Raymond Bushell describes as an "idiot head". The fitting description is owed to the grotesque nature of the carving- the mouth is opened wide reveal

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Minryosai: A Very Rare Kurumi Mask Netsuke

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Fine Japanese Netsuke by Masatomo: Carved as an emaciated, snarling wolf with neatly incised spine and fur, large, pricked ears, and eyes inlaid in bone with black pupils, the tail tucked underneath, gaurding a haunch of venison under

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Fine Japanese Netsuke by Masatomo

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Two Japanese Meiji Figural Netsuke's: 1. Man with fish, signed 2. Three babies on a barrel, signed. Some losses Size: 1 1/2" and 2"t. Provenance: Denver, Colorado estate. Ca. 20th century, Meiji period.

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Two Japanese Meiji Figural Netsuke's

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Early Carved Netsuke 19th Century: In the form of a shishi, holding a brocade ball with a loose bale. Wood carved, signed on bottom. Provenance: Purchased at Gallerie Zacke Vienna, Austria by Denver, Colorado collector. ca. 19th centur

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Early Carved Netsuke 19th Century

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A Fine Wood Netsuke by Shoko Sugunoya: Finely carved as a seated oni vigorously stirring miso paste inside the suribachi before him, the oni's eyes inlaid in dark horn. He wears a monk's robe, with one shoulder uncovered, decorated with cl

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A Fine Wood Netsuke by Shoko Sugunoya

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Yosui: A Rare Wood Netsuke of a Squid: Finely carved as a squid with a large smooth head, its tentacles forming a compact bundle below, two of them touching its head in an amusing gesture, the suckers neatly carved. The wood is lightly sta

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Yosui: A Rare Wood Netsuke of a Squid

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A Charming Stag Antler Netsuke of a Seated Monkey: The Netsuke ideally shaped and bearing a stunning caramel patina warm and smooth to the touch - a true tactile pleasure in the hand- depicting a monkey seated with its limbs drawn close to the body. T

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A Charming Stag Antler Netsuke of a Seated Monkey

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Kajikawa: A Lacquer Manju Netsuke with Quails: Of circular, domed form, the two-part manju netsuke carved from tagayasan wood and lacquered in iro-e hiramaki-e and with silver inlays depicting two quails amid grass strewn with dew drops. The rever

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Kajikawa: A Lacquer Manju Netsuke with Quails

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A Fine Japanese Netsuke a Hunched Old Sage Okimono: Old sage Okimono, signed on bottom, walrus tusk. Provenance: Purchased from a San Fransisco dealer by a Denver, Colorado collector. Ca. 19th century. Size: 2"t.

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A Fine Japanese Netsuke a Hunched Old Sage Okimono

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An Unusual Lacquered Wood Reversible Mask Netsuke of a Monstrous Head: The wood mask netsuke lacquered in brown, black and red. The front showing a screaming face with gilt-brass eyes, a black-lacquered boyish head of hair, and the opened mouth lacquered in red with a vi

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An Unusual Lacquered Wood Reversible Mask Netsuke of a Monstrous Head

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A Wood Netsuke of a Tanuki No Hara Tsuzumi, After Minko: Finely carved as a tanuki no hara tsuzumi (belly drumming raccoon dog), the fur finely incised its right foreleg beating its distended stomach. The face with a jovial expression, baring sharp fangs, u

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A Wood Netsuke of a Tanuki No Hara Tsuzumi, After Minko

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Yuzan: An Unusual Wood Netsuke of a Snail Emerging fro its Shell: Well carved to depict a snail in a rather unusual position with its body extended outward from its shell and head turned to one side the eyes inlaid with horn, the spiraling shell neatly incised. The

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Yuzan: An Unusual Wood Netsuke of a Snail Emerging fro its Shell

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A Fine Wood Shunga Netsuke of Okame Holding a Konoha Tengu Mask: Okame dressed in a heian period robe, kneeling and smilins while holding in her right hand a konoha-tengu mask, its long nose pointing up. Her hair tied back into a loose knot, and the pupils are inla

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A Fine Wood Shunga Netsuke of Okame Holding a Konoha Tengu Mask

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Masanao: A Fine Wood Netsuke of a Monkey Eating Persimmons: Seated with a leafy branch of ripe persimmons (kaki) between its legs and about to take a bite into one fruit, the right upper lip slightly moving upwards as a result. The details are finely carved an

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Masanao: A Fine Wood Netsuke of a Monkey Eating Persimmons

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A Fine Wood Netsuke of Monkey with Young Riding a Hyotan by Masachika: The finely carved wood netsuke depicting a large monkey wearing a sleeveless jacket adorned with scrolling patterns, the fur minutely incised and the large eyes double-inlaid with slightly displaces p

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A Fine Wood Netsuke of Monkey with Young Riding a Hyotan by Masachika

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