Netsuke for Sale

Netsuke for Sale *click the photo to enlarge

If you have any enquiries, contact Fumio please. (for price enquiry, please indicate which one(s)

Samurai Bat. *Sold

material: Deer Antler

67mm / self-stand

Octopus Netsuke / *Sold

Materials: Deer Antler, Mother of Pearl

165mm Length

Fugu-Cyochin / Pufferfish Lantern

Cyochin=Lantern is common in Japan. People sometimes make it from Fugu/Pufferfish.

Materials: Deer Antler, Mother of Pearl, Ebony(recycled from antique Piano key)

40mm

Zashiki-Taka=Jumping Spider / Netsuke

Materials: Wild Pig Tusk, Goat Horn

Dyed by Yasha and Sumi Ink

66mm

*On the back side, a wing and a leg of Fly are engraved. Those represent the Spider Hunted and ate. Fumio's signature is in Gourd shaped area.

Kirin

Materials: Deer Antler, Goat Horn

Loving Sake Octopus / 呑兵衛タコ. *Sold

　Materials: Deer Antler, Tortoise Shell, Goat Horn

Diameters: 38mmH X 37mmW X 43mmD

*Octopus is drinking Sake from its pottery jar and got drunk with red eyes. When we(Japanese)see a drunken man(especially who has bold head) with red face, we can call him "Yude-dako" which means "Boiled Octopus"

Snail on Lotus Leaf 2

materials: Wild Pig Tusk, Abalone Shell, Goat Horn

80mm in length

The inlaid Goat horn eyes for the snail are around 0.5mm(half a millimetre)

Tuatara with Dinosaur Bone #2/ Himotoshi is formed Right or Left Arm

Material: Deer Antler, Mother of Pearl

34mm

Frog on a leaf of Bamboo Grass / Sashi Netsuke

Material: Deer Antler, Goat Horn(frog's eye)

115mm Length (Middle photo shows how to wear), Can be worn as a Necklace

Lightning Bug on a Leaf of Bamboo Grass / Sashi Netsuke *Sold

Material: Deer Antler, Gold Leaf, Tortoise Shell

121mm Length

The very well-known song (typical part) is carved on back side. it's like " come, come Lightning Bugs come here. Here is good sweet water there you like"

Kappa - "Drinking Alone" = "Hitori-Zake" *Sold

There are so many Tales, Myths, Legends of Kappa. When I visited Japan in 2019, unexpectedly I got a place is called "Kappa-no-Fuchi" that means "The deep pool where kappa lives". You might feel something like strange, weird atmosphere around there. There are no sighting reports to proof their existing these days. This Netsuke shows that a Kappa drinking alone with nostalgia and emotionally( because not many compatriots exists??)

*Carved from Deer Antler, Tortoise Shell and Goat Horn for eyes, Paua Shell for his dish/bowl on head

*103mm

*Himotoshi is formed between left arm and leg

Raiden wondering his drum stick

Raiden or Raijin(God of Thunder ) who makes thunder by striking his drum. This Netsuke shows the Raiden has lost his one of his drum stick(Bachi) and he is wondering where it is. The drum stick is inlayed on backside by Ebony. It's falling down from the sky.

*Material: Deer Antler crown, Goat Horn, Ebony

*57mm (longest part)

*can be worn as a necklace (vertical way or side way)

Oni ni Kanabo= Oni demon holds spiky metal bat = "Almighty"

Japanese proverb says "Oni ni Kanabo" that means "Almighty". If you let Oni have a Metal Bat (Spiked Club), he'll be strongest, Almighty.

*Material: Deer Antler Crown, Goat Horn

*50mm length

Snail on Lotus Leaf

Materials: Deer Antler, Goat Horn, Paua Shell

73mm

Spring of Life / Sashi Netsuke, Necklace *Sold

Materials: Deer Antler, Abalone Shell

110mm

Kakapo 　　

Materials: Tagua Nut(Vegetable Ivory), Wild Goat Horn

46mm High

Kakapo is New Zealand Native Parrot. Nocturnal. Heaviest and flightless Parrot

Crab / Netsuke *Sold

Materials: Deer Antler Crown, Goat Horn

Dyed by Yasha

Dimensions: 52mmW X 40mmH X 18mmD

Bean Pod / Sashi Netsuke, Necklace

Material: Cow Bone

127mm Length

Toad Netsuke

Material: Deer Antler, Tortoise Shell

Bird Skull Netsuke

Material: Deer Antler / 64mm

Crab and Starfish

Material: Deer Antler Crown, Goat Horn, Paua Shell / 48mm

Elephant Netsuke

Material: Deer Antler, Goat Horn

Himotoshi is formed in between right front leg and back leg

Baby Squid / Netsuke, Necklace

Material: Whale Bone, Paua Shell

45.5mm

Cuttlefish Netsuke

Material: Deer Antler, Mother of Pearl,Goat Horn

67mm Long

Blue Whale

Material: Tagua Nut, Goat Horn and Deer antler stand

Himotoshi is formed in between the body and flipper

Kakapo Netsuke *Sold

Material: Deer Antler Crown, Goat Horn

*Kakapo is a NZ's native, heaviest flightless parrot

Feather.

Material: Wild Pig Tusk / 75mm Length

Crab Pincer

Material: Cow Bone / 56mm length

Namazu earthquake fish .

Material: Wild Pig Tusk, Goat Horn

Thinking Frog / KanGaeru. *Sold

Material: Deer Antler, SheepHorn, Goat Horn

32mm high

Fukura Suzume = Lucky Sparrow / Netsuke . Sold*

Material: Deer Antler, Goat Horn

37mm

Ko-Oni trying to get Drum Stick . *Sold

While Ko-Oni(the son of Thunder God) was playing his Dad's drum(to make a thunder), he lost a stick and is trying to get it underneath of the cloud.

Material: Deer Antler

Dancing Octopus

Material: Tagua Nut (Vegetable Ivory) , Tortoise Shell, Goat Horn

49mm Length

Toad (waking up from hibernation)

Material: Deer Antler, Gold Leaf, Tortoise Shell

63mm Length

Kai Kani Karei / Shell, Crab and Flat fish / Netsuke

carved from recycled antique Ivory/ one of the early works but dyed by Yasha in 2019

Wasp Pupa / Larva

Material: Whale Tooth / 41mm

Moon Bat

material : Wild Pig Tusk / 47mm

The original Pig's upper jaw tusk represents Moon. Iwami type Netsuke

Giant Snail / Powelliphanta . *Sold

Material: Deer Antler Crown, Tortoise Shell, Goat Horn

Crab on Lotus Leaf #1 . *Sold

Material: Orca Tooth, Paua Shell, Goat Horn

Kama Wa Nu = I don't care *Sold

This is a kind of word puzzle. You could read this as "Kama Wa Nu" which means "I don't care".

There are some stories about this sign.

"Kama=Sickle" "Wa = Circle" "Nu = Letter ぬNu"

carved from Deer antler

"Get out of here, now!" Octopus is trying to escape from trap clay pot . *Sold

Traditionary in Japan, clay pots are used for commercial Octopus catching. The way started more than 1500 years ago(believed in Yayoi Era/ around AD200). In Akashi area, the octopus clay pots are still used more than 60% of Octopus catching. This Netsuke is showing the scene that the Octopus is sneaking out of the landed Clay pot.

*carved from Deer Antler

43mm high

inlaid goat horn eyes, dyed by Yasya

KoOni is playing with Oni(Hannya) Mask *Sold
42mm Netsuke
carved from Deer Antler
*KoOni is a kid of Demon/Ogre and is a bit naughty, but adorable rather than scary. He is trying to pretend he is big and scary.
"Himotoshi" holes are formed in between legs
I have checked the balance when I put cord and hung Inro, that was good.
『鬼の面で遊ぶ小鬼』　42mm 鹿角

Namazu = Earthquake Fish

carved from Cow Bone

TIKI NETSUKE *Sold

Material: Deer Antler Crown, Paua Shell

Dog

carved from recycled antique Ivory, Goat Horn

38mm length

KoOmote mask/ Netsuke, can be worn as a Necklace

KoOmote(young lady's play mask)

Material: Deer antler, Japanese Urushi Lacquer

51mm

Nioh / Kongo rikishi "A"gyo Netsuke

One of the Niohs who protect the Idol of the Temple

This is "A" Gyo who is mouth open and stands western side of the gate

carved from Deer Antler

61mm . *can be worn as a Necklace

Tuatara / Living Dinosaur / Netsuke, Necklace

carved from Deer Antler

105mm length

Shakuhachi Netsuke

carved from Deer Leg Bone

150mm length

you can play music, but very different note from real Bamboo Shakuhachi

Koi Carp going up the waterfall / 鯉の滝登り *Sold

Carved from Deer Antler with Paua shell(as a water pool on top and two little ones for water drops)

Popular design in Japanese Kakejyuku (scroll) .This particular design means "success" "accomplishment". Carp is believed as the only fish who can swim up water fall and the become Dragon.

67mm

Awabi / Paua/ Abalone with Starfish/ Syunga (adult theme) Netsuke

carved from Deer Antler Crown

49mm

The rim of the original Antler represents Paua's Foot

"Syunga" Netsuke

Grazing Horse

Material: Deer Antler Crown, Goat Horn(eyes)

48mm tall

Octopus

Tagua Nut(Vegetable Ivory), Inlaid Merino sheep horn & Goat Horn eyes

42mm

Dancing Octopus 2 . *Sold

Tagua Nut(Vegetable Ivory), Sheep horn, Goat Horn

47mm

Hakuzosu = Fox in the disguise of a priest

One of the very popular Netsuke theme which I love too. This Hakuzosu alludes to the Kyogen plays "Tsurigitune" originating in the story of a priest of the Eitoku era(1381-1384) who worshiped the rice deity Inaba and was protected by three magic foxes. In the plays, a fox transforms itself into a priest and uses this disguise to warn humans of the dangers of pursuing its fellow animals.　

I carved this from Hippopotamus tooth. 80mm high. *not available