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)

Hide and Seek / Kakurenbo

Frog is on Lotus Leaf which is still not fully opened. A crab is inside of the Lotus Leaf.

When you push or pull the strings, the crab moves.

Materials : Warthog Tusk(Frog, Leaf), Deer Antler(Crab), Buffalo Horn, Abalone Shell

Dimensions: 42mm X 26mm X 17mm. Crab =22mm.

"Fields of Clouds" Dragon swims in the Clouds

Materials: Deer Antler Crown, Buffalo Horn

Dimensions : 80mm X 65mm X 22mm

*When I got this Crown, it looked like clouds. Been thinking the design for a while, and I carved dragon which is my born year zodiac animal.

Baku

Mythical Monster that eats nightmares.

Materials: Deer Antler, shell and Buffalo horn

166mm long

Smooth Fox Terrier

Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn

48mm

"Drink under the Blossoms" : Oni enjoys drinking Sake

Muscular ONI is dinking Sake happily. His Left Leg is wrapped around left arm and hand.

He's got Tobacco pouch with KISERU-Zutsu(=Pipe case). On his right side, he is wearing HIOTOSHI / Hi-Hataki(Ash Tray)Netsuke with Leather Pouch which has "Hi-No-Yo-Jin" (=Precaution against Fire) written on it. Inside the pouch must have flint and steel. The last photo is comparison with real antique HIOTOSHI Netsuke which is made from Box Wood. Tobacco Pouch has MAEKANAGU (decorated Locking metal) which I used Brass to represent.

Materials: Deer Antler, Brass, Lignum Vitae

46mm H

Himotoshi is formed in between right arm and leg

Oni having Moxa Treatment

Long Haired Oni is having Moxa (MOGUSA in Japanese) Treatment on his right leg. The Moxa is lit on fire (really hot), so he is holding it with both hands together firmly and his cheek pushing the leg with force.

Materials : Deer Antler, Bamboo Coral, Buffalo Horn

40mm H

Japanese Big Salamander "Oh-Sansho-Uo". *SOLD

Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn

39mm

Otafuku (Ofuku) Netsuke

Material: Deer Antler. 36mm

Can be worn as a Necklace

Tuatara

Materials: Mammoth Ivory(Tusk), mother of Pearl

Karasu Tengu ~ Resting

Sleeping/ Resting Karasu Tengu. The eyes look like narrowly open that I wanted to show his paying attention to his surroundings all the time.

*Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn (Tokin= Cap)

43mm

Hiding Crab #3

Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn. 83mm

*can be worn as a Necklace

Yuki-Onna / Snow Woman #2

Materials: Deer Antler, Mother of Pearl (Eyes), Beach Stone(Base)

comes with the stand

The Snow Woman is a kind of Yokai, she appears deep in the mountain when it's heavy snow and she blows out icy cold breath and freezes the people. Mother of Pearl shell Eyes to show the cold personality.

NOZARASHI #2

Material: Deer Antler Crown/ This antler itself had been left in a bush for a while and it's got mossy outer colour even after sanding and polishing.

Two SOTOBA ／Stupa ( often stands by grave stone ) are carved on backside.

Raiden(raijin) looking down through the cloud

Raiden who makes thunder by drumming his Taiko drum(on his back), looking down through the cloud.

Materials; Deer Antler, Buffalo horn 48mm

Rashomon #2

Small Oni is crying on the Big Oni's hand which was cut by Samurai, Watanabe no Tsuna. The Bangle is carved out from the same piece of antler and is free to move. Small Oni is holding Juzu=beads for pray.

Material: Deer Antler 50mm

Lady Octopus

Materials: Deer Antler, Sheep Horn, Goat Horn

Secret Sign of "KAMA-WA-NU"

"KAMAWANU" means "I don't care", "Okay, you can do it". The sign was often seen at Martial Arts DOJO in Edo period as "I don't care you to watch our practice, but I DO care you challenge us". "KAMAWANU" sign got very popular after well-known Kabuki-actor wore Kimono with this sign"

Honey Bee

Material: Boar Tusk

72mm across, Yashabushi- Zome= Dyed by Yasha

The cracks (often get any Tusks or teeth) have been reinforced with glue

Namazu / Japanese Earthquake Fish

materials: Wild pig / Boar Tusk, Buffalo Horn

It is believed in Japan that you only could catch them using Gourd (that's why I signed in the shape of gourd). Others say that just before Earthquake happens, Namazu does special movement to tell it will happen.

Octopus and a Pot *SOLD

36mm.

Materials: Deer Antler,

*The Octopus is trying to get in a Pot. Octopus changes body colour, so I used Natural Antler Texture for it. Setting clay pots in the sea is one of traditional Japanese Octopus catching way.

Nine-Tailed Fox

102mm

Material:Deer Antler

*Nine-Tailed Fox is a kind of Yokai or mythical creatures. It appears only if the world is peace.

CRAB

Materials: Deer Antler Crown, Buffalo Horn(eyes)

Kiyohime /from the story of DoJo-Ji Temple

Kiyohime just transformed herself to Jya (or can say Evil Dragon). She is holding bell striking stick .

Material: Deer Antler

NOZARASHI , Left in the open

Material : Deer Antler. / 60mm widest

The body left in the open on the battle field for long time. Respecting Samurai theme.

Under the Sea

Octopus is moving out from its shelter to check it outside.

Materials: Deer Antler, Mother of Peal 45mm

Japanese Shika Deer *SOLD

Japanese Shika(Sika) with Japanese Maple Leaf that represents October in Japan.

Carved from Deer Antler. Buffalo horn inlaid for eyes.

53mm

Fugu / Inflated Puffer Fish

carved from Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn inlaid for eyes

Concentration / Frog meditating

*The frog is on meditation, but he's been interrupted by a slug on his head. He's trying to concentrate but his face tells ....

Materials: Deer Antler, Merino Sheep Horn and Goat Horn (right eye), Buffalo Horn (Left eye), Black mother of Pearl (Slug)

32mm

FUKURA-SUZUME= Lucky Sparrow *SOLD

Winter Fat Sparrow brings you good fortune

Materials; Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn

White Snake

Materials: Deer Antler, shell

56mm

White Snake is believed it's the messenger of Shinto God in Japan. Special creature.

KUDARI-RYU = Dragon from the Heaven

Materials: Warthog Tusk, Mother of Pearl(eyes), Gold Leaf, Paua Shell, 105mm

NOBORI-RYU (rising to the heaven) and KUDARI-RYU are often seen as set. Once got in Heaven, then the Dragon has finished ascetic practices/training then it's turned KUDARI-RYU and coming down to the earth as God.

can be worn as a necklace

Giant Snail / Powelliphanta

Materials: Deer Antler Crown, Gold Leaf, Turtle Shell, Goat Horn

58mm

Dyed by Yasha and Japanese Sumi ink

Kiwi

Materials: Deer Antler, Ebony. 41mm

We see Birds do pick up feather or leaf, and they sometimes put it on their back. Our chicken do too. So I carved a Kiwi pick up silver fern on its back.

Ko-mori

Materials: tagua Nut, Goat horn

*Ko-mori means Bat in Japanese, but I made this piece has two meanings by adding a baby bat. "Komori" means Parent embracing baby. So this Netsuke is "Ko-mori's KOMORI". (hope you understand what I mean)

    “Another World” / Skeleton Netsuke *SOLD

    Materials: Deer Antler, Paua shell(abalone inlaid as Sake on top of the bottle)

    45mmH

    *When my wife saw this, “Oh, too much drinking and died” she said. But for me, this piece is that the newcomer( to the new world) is coming to see an old friend to drink and talk
    together(reunion), like “I’m here, mate!”.

    Lotus leaf as an umbrella. He is holding a sake cup in between his feet.

Tuatara with Dinosaur Bone

Materials: Deer Antler, Mother of Pearl. 40mm

Can be worn as a Necklace

Horse

Materials: Mammoth Tusk, Buffalo Horn

Dimensions: 68mmH x 39mmW x 20mmThickness

*as you can see from the third photo, this horse is carved from outer side of very old Mammoth Tusk(from Alaska). I meant and tried to keep darker colour as much as I can.

Crocodile Netsuke

Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn

75mm

Feather

Material: Wild Pig Tusk

78mm, can be worn as a Necklace

TAKE-ni-TORA = Bamboo and Tiger *Sold

Sashi Netsuke: Himotoshi is formed little bamboo branch

Traditionally in Japan, Bamboo and Tiger are described together as best match ( like SHISHI-ni-BOTAN= Shishi lion and Peony)

Materials; Cow Bone, Buffalo Horn. 116mm

Firefly (Lightning Bug) = Hotaru on bamboo grass leaf

Sashi type of Netsuke. Firefly sitting on a Leaf and making its bottom glowing.

*Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn, Gold Leaf, Shell

125mm

Elephant

Material: Deer Antler

Elephant is playing with a ball. Himotoshi is formed around front right leg.

Spider on Kumara Leaf

Materials: Wild Pig Tusk, Goat Horn(inlaid Eyes). 48mm

Iwami type Netsuke

Crab at Beach at night

The Pig Tusk represents (crescent)Moon. Paua shell represents the water. The Crab came to the beach for laying eggs.

Deep Burrower (Panope zelandica)

Material: Deer Antler

143mm

Sashi Netsuke or Necklace ( Holes are on the end of shell) or good for cabinet display (quite big piece)

Red Eyed Frog

Materials: Deer Antler, Shell

Clam Netsuke

Material: Mammoth Tusk

45mm(widest)

Kappa-maki (Kappa-Roll) / Sashi Netsuke

Materials: Deer Antler, Paua Shell, Goat Horn

114mm

If you know the Kappa-maki in a menu of Sushi, that contains cucumber in the roll. Because Kappa is told that they love cucumber, so the sushi roll is named "Kappa-maki(=roll)". This netsuke shows cucumber is rolled by Kappa.