Sea Creatures / Netsuke for Sale

Rock Crab

Materials: Deer Antler Crown, Buffalo Horn

Dimensions: 49mm X 35mm X 18mm

Octopus catches Fish

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

 61mm x 33mm x 24mm

I used natural shaped deer antler (kind of deformed crown). 

Dancing Octopus

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

 49mm Length

"YOKOZUNA" FUGU =Pufferfish 

Puffed up looks like YOKOZUNA Sumo Wrestler, so I named it ".

Materials : Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn

Stingray 

*Materials : Deer Antler Crown, Brass

Dimensions : 54mm L x 38mm W x 16mm D

Nice and solid piece as Netsuke

Crayfish 2024

Smaller Version of my popular Crayfish. Nice size as a Netsuke.

 Materials: Deer Antler Crown, Buffalo Horn

Crab and Starfish

Materials: Deer Antler Crown, Abalone(Paua) shell, Goat Horn

Can be worn as a Necklace

If we go to rocky shore, we often see crabs and starfish hiding under the rocks. Hope you can enjoy turning this piece. 

Blue Eyed Pufferfish = Japanese FUGU

Materials : Deer Antler, Shell

Dimensions : 38mmL x 34mmW x 28mmT

Crabs doing pulling-Sumo on Abalone

Two Crabs are trying to get the food each other. On the other hand, the Abalone would say "Do it other place".

Every year, I go to rocky shore for snorkelling and enjoy looking sea creatures lives. Crabs are especially fascinating.

*Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn, Bamboo Coral, Paua/Abalone Shell(my sign on the shell)  

Octopus and Pot

Japanese set cray pots to catch Octopuses in Tradition. This Netsuke shows the Octopus getting in the abandoned old pot. 

 Materials: Deer Antler, Tortoise shell, Gold Leaf

50.5mmH

Cuttlefish.       

*Materials : Cow Bone, Buffalo Horn

It sits very well as Netsuke (traditional use ) to hang Sagemono.

*Dimensions : 76mm L x 35mm W x 13mm Thickness

FUGU=Japanese Pufferfish

Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn

44mm x 43mm x 24mm

Octopus Blowing

Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn

Octopus 

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

42mm

Octopus SASHI Netsuke

 Materials : Deer Antler, Japanese Yellow Crystal 

 142mm

*I left the original rough texture for showing Octopus skin.

Can be Worn as a Necklace

Clam Netsuke

 Material: Mammoth Tusk

 45mm(widest)

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.