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brown pipe case with woven pattern throughout; dark brown goose at bottom of case; reed on back side that moves upwards to front left side; leather case with decorative elements attached to case at the top with a brown, braided thread and orange stone/ bead in center; carved face on snap of the case

Pipe case depicting geese amid reeds with tobacco pouch, c. 1890s

Nohara Teimei

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rust-colored lacquer pipe case with gilded and silver inlay; figure with staff in PR hand, standing amidst foliage and in front of a tree; profile of another figure at bottom left

Pipe case depicting Chinese scene, c. 1870s

Tozan

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netsuke in the form of a brown woven basket with the image of a fish on top; unsigned

Fish basket, c. 1840s

Unknown

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dark brown drum with pair of bone drumsticks; face wearing tall black and white hat on top; pair of bone brackets with rings at side; dark purple cord

Drum decorated with Sanbaso dancer face, 1850s

Getsuhō

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fish with inlaid eyes; medium to light brown patina

Salmon, c. 1820s

Kono Senri

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silver button-like object with loop on back; relief design with two men, with standing man at back holding hair of seated man at front, who holds an open book with incised text; blossoms at top; incised blossoms and branch on back; unsigned

Manju netsuke depicting Chinese scholar, c. 1840s

Unknown

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two men standing on either side of a large pumpkin; man at left sawing into pumpkin, with his PL foot on the top of the pumpkin; man at right has his mouth open and PR fist upraised; medium brown patina

Two men carving a pumpkin, 1880s

Minko (?)

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dark brown; small silver and gold butterfly; silver and gold flower with red and brown leaves; blue silk bag included

Octagonal pipe case depicting flower and butterfly, c. 1840s

Shiraku

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wood pipe case with vertical decorative lines; carved goose at bottom in front of two crossing reeds

Pipe case depicting geese amid reeds, c. 1890s

Nohara Teimei

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inro with rectangular compartment; rounded form; medium brown patina with branch in relief with various symbols; ojime in the form of a red persimmon with green leaves; tan silk cord

Single compartment inro adorned with auspicious symbols and persimmon ojime, 1820s

Teiji

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in the form of a standing male figure wearing a colorful patterned costume with a red hood (or long red hair?) and green and gold fabric over head

Nara tea-wood figure of a Shōjo Noh Performer, 1850s

Unknown Japanese

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small box; top has two overlapping squares with rounded corners--top square with grasses and flowers against dark ground with clouds, bottom square with building, tree, rocks, and clouds; gold and amber; gold exterior; gold flecked amber interior and bottom; unsigned

Incense box with landscape design, late 18th century

Shiraku

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golden brown pipe case decorated with closely-spaced black chrysanthemum flowers; rectangular bone ojime with incised portrait of a man with an elongated head on one side and text on opposite side; figure carrying a branch with a scroll at front of clasp on tobacco pouch; brown leather pouch with organic patterns in copper and silver; inside of clasp has an image of a stag with a copper-inlaid tree; brown silk cord

Bamboo pipe case, leather tobacco pouch, and ojime incised with Fukurokuji, 1820s-1850s

Unknown Japanese

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reddish-gold openwork rattan pipe case; pink coral bead ojime; gold iris pattern at front of clasp on gold tobacco pouch; patterned lining and side of pouch in predominately red, green, and white; greenish-tan silk cord

Woven rattan imitating lacquer pipe case, gold fabric tobacco pouch, and coral ojime, 1850s-1880s

Shi

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brown pipe case with long cherry branch with inlaid flowers and blossoms; grey, brown, and gold striped tobacco pouch with gold clasp with blossoming trees; plate on inside of flap has incised building and garden; red coral round ojime

Pipe case with cherry branch, striped tobacco pouch, and red coral ojime, 1850s-1890s

Unknown Japanese

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pouch has blue ground and is woven with symmetrical design of leaves and vines in multicolors; clasp with a man and woman in relief; large round blue and white veined lapis lazuli ojime; tan cord

Pouch with leaf and vine motifs and lapis lazuli ojime, 1850s

Unknown Japanese

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gold lacquer; low relief inlay of two figures dancing, wearing butterfly wings; light brown silk cord

Manju netsuke decorated with two butterfly dancers, 1810s

Unknown Japanese

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golden toned wood; bell form; handle has heads of two dragons facing each other holding a ball between them in their mouths

Wooden bell (mokugyo) with sides shaped like two dragons, 1850s

Kōun

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dark brown patina; red persimmon on a branch with leaves, with a grasshopper perched on top leaf; staghorn at top

Pipe case decorated with persimmon and grasshopper, 1810s

Unknown Japanese

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in the form of a seated Chinese style lion with head turned to PL, with teeth bared and floral forms on body, in gold; underside has mock red lacquer seal

Seal of a seated Chinese lion, 1810s

Unknown Japanese

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bottom in the form of a bell or upside-down flower with a demon-form head, resembling a werewolf; incised holes in two rows at bottom (large and small)

Silk seal (ito-in) in form of a monster, 18th century

Unknown Chinese

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dark brown/black ground; three fan shapes--two decorated with landscapes, one with insect on a tree trunk; gold and silver squares, bars, and circles in background; purple silk cord

Three-case inro with fan-shaped panels showing paintings of landscapes or pine, 19th century

Hasegawa Kyorinsai

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imitation bamboo--tan with brown spots; gold gourds, vines, leaves, and blossoms; hexagonal wood ojime with spotted bamboo veneer; light blue silk cord

Two-case inro imitating bamboo with decoration of hechima gords; hexagonal veneered ojime, 1870s

Koma Kansai III

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brown box with rounded corners, slightly tapering at top; image of broken-open chestnut on a branch with green and gold leaf; dark purple silk cord; ojime has flowers and leaves with spotted ground

Four-case inro with decor of horses in silver and gold; pink coral ojime, 1830s

Kyōrōan

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brown box with rounded corners, slightly tapering at top; image of broken-open chestnut on a branch with green and gold leaf; dark purple silk cord; ojime has flowers and leaves with spotted ground

Tobacco box with chestnut and leaves and ojime with flowers and leaves, 1970s

Sadae Yamamoto Walters

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green box with rounded corners, slightly tapering at top, with dark brown cover; broken bamboo stalk and leaves in gold on front; green lacquer ojime with gold and silver waves and birds; dark purple silk cord

Tobacco box with bamboo motif and green lacquer ojime, 1970s

Sadae Yamamoto Walters

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dark red ground; three flying gold cranes on one side; gold waves on back; tan silk cord

Four-case inro decorated with flying cranes after a design by Sakai Hōitsu, around 1840

Hara Yōyūsai

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red ground; gibbon in a gold tree on one side, black bear climbing same tree on opposite side, with pair of bear cubs in a knot hole at bottom of tree on one side; green silk cord; cage-form ojime with tiny lizard inside; unsigned

Four-case inro decorated with Asiatic black bear and gibbon; ojime of a cage with movable lizzard, 1820s

Unknown Japanese

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relief carving; red with black ground; one side has image of two Chinese scholars on the bank of a river, looking at a building on the opposite shore; other side has image of seated scholar with attendant boy holding a cup and saucer; orange and white agate ojime; blue cord

Four-case carved lacquer (tsuishu) inro decorated with Chinese scholars; agate ojime, 1820s

Unknown Japanese

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carved to give the appearance of vertical strips of bamboo lashed together with two carved cords; brown blossom beneath lower cord with one green leaf, one brown leaf, and one silver leaf

Bamboo ribs imitating pipe case with flower decor, 1850s

Shihō

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medium-dark wood tone; incised with faux wood grain and faux knots, with imitation insect holes; top decorated with floral motifs in faux inlay; unsugned; brown silk cord

Wood imitating pipe case with knots, insect holes, and floral decor, 1830s

Unknown Japanese

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rust red; decorated with three applied metal blades of grass and two insects with brown wings and red heads; small metal plaque on back with inscription

Pipe case with firefly motif, 1840s

Mitsuharu

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medium wood tone; delicate inlaid iris flower with ivory blossom; gold and red inscription on back

Pipe case with iris motif, 19th century

Shōsai

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lozenge shaped; plum branches carved in relief on top with two flowers and two buds of inlaid mother-of-pearl; two hand-written characters at interior bottom that don't look like a signature

Manju netsuke decorated with plum blossoms motif, 1840s

Unknown Japanese

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red, very dark brown, and yellow spiral incised stripes; gold lacquered silver collar; unsigned

Pipe case with red, black, and yellow spiral stripes, 1850s

Unknown Japanese

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mask of smiling character with large nose; irredescent orange-brown glaze

Netsuke of mask depicting a smiling man, late 19th century

Sekihō

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ovoid-shaped box with hinged lid and latch; tiny enamel flowers on one side; brass floret and ring on the other side; inside is flintlock hammer mechanism

Netsuke flintlock tinder lighter, mid 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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silver colored tube with curvilinear designs; hinged lid; blue cloisonné bowl on one end; inside tube is a small removeable brush

Netsuke writing set (yatate), mid 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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mask of smiling woman with round face; light brown

Netsuke of Okame mask, late 18th century

Shūōsai

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globular shaped vessel decorated with curvilinear designs; ear-shaped handle; hinged lid perforated with many holes

Netsuke ashtray, mid 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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stylized man with a grimacing face, seated with knees drawn up; seal on underside; dark brown patina

Toggle seal depicting seated man, late 17th century

China

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grinning fox mask with articulated jaw tied on with a brown woven string; brown with gold colored eyes and reddish mouth

Netsuke of fox mask with articulated jaw, late 18th century

Deme Uman

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mask of horned demon with pointy ears, wide grin, and metallic bugged eyes; mostly brown with red mouth, gold colored teeth

Netsuke of demon mask, late 18th century

Deme Uman

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grouping of six Noh mask characters; 4 on one side and 3 on the other side

Netsuke mask cluster, mid 19th century

Gyokuzan

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light brown mask of fanged furry character with wide closed-mouth grin

Netsuke of Beshimi mask, mid 19th century

Tōyo

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dark brown mask of angry demon character with wide-open mouth

Netsuke of Shikami mask, mid 19th century

Deme

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mask of smiling woman with chubby cheeks; brown in color

Netsuke of Okame mask, 1850s

Tōkō

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mask of smiling demon with red and black marbleized lacquer finish

Netsuke of demon mask, mid 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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mask of grimacing character with bump on forehead; mouth open; brown with black accents

Netsuke of Shishiguchi mask, late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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brown, red, and green mask of horned demon with bugged eyes and open mouth; horns, eyes, and mouth lined with red pigment

Netsuke of demon mask, mid 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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mask of head of creature with floppy ears, snub nose, metal eyes, and articulated jaw; brown in color

Netsuke of Shishimae lion mask with articulated jaw, mid 19th century

Tomomasa

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dark silver vessel with lip raised higher on one side with face of smiling woman in relief; vegetal designs etched in sides with gold accents

Netsuke ash container with Okame face, 1860s

Unknown Japanese

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mask of creature with elephant's trunk and tusks curved upward into brow; brown in color

Netsuke of Baku mask, 1850s

Sōkyū

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mask of smiling woman with chubby dimpled cheeks; brown in color

Netsuke of Okame mask, 1850s

Gyokushō

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mask with frog-like features and brass eyes

Netsuke of mask, 1830s

Masachika

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silver colored urn-shaped vessel with metal ring attached to side

Netsuke of ashtray in the shape of an urn, mid 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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dark brown carved mask of smiling character with two buck teeth and wrinkled forehead

Netsuke of Kuro Shikijo mask, c. 1800

Unknown Japanese

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red and black lacquered mask of grimacing man with topknot; glass eyes; white teeth and red mouth

Netsuke of Nio mask, late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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dark metal mask of grimacing horned demon

Netsuke of demon mask, mid 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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mask of creature with lizard-like features; red and gold iridescent lacquer

Netsuke of Tengu mask from Hōryū-ji Temple, late 19th-early 20th century

Teiji

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brown mask of character with wrinkled forehead; lower jaw is separate piece tied in place with two strings

Netsuke of Haku Shikijo mask with movable jaw, late 18th century

Deme Uman

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large mask of angry-looking character with topknot and open mouth; dark brown with painted hair, eyes, and mouth

Netsuke of Nio mask, late 19th century

Mitsunobu

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mask of smiling horned and fanged demon with woman's hairstyle

Netsuke of female demon mask, early 19th century

Yūkō

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brown mask of smiling woman with round face

Netsuke of Okame mask, early 19th century

Shūmin

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brass netsuke in shape of a high-heeled lotus shoe; metal ring attached to one side

Netsuke of Chinese woman's shoe, mid 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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gold-colored mask of smiling man with hat and goatee and large earlobes; no visible signature

Netsuke of Daikoku mask, early 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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black mask of horned character with open mouth and wavy hair

Netsuke of an Oni mask, 1850s

Unknown Japanese

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red stained wood mask of angry grimacing character with furrowed brow

Netsuke of Nio mask, 1790s

Unknown Japanese

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mask of smiling character with very wrinkled forehead; black with worn red lacquer

Netsuke of Bugaku Heishitori mask, early 20th century

Kyōka

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light brown mask of creature with floppy ears, wisde nose, open mouth and curled forelock

Netsuke of Shishi mask, early 20th century

Sōgyoku

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brass colored mask of laughing person with straight hair, dimples, and double chin

Netsuke of Shojo mask, late 19th century

Juro

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mask of grinning demon with gold eyes rolled upward; wide grin with lower jaw jutting forward; black and red lacquer

Netsuke of demon mask, late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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