Explore: Netsuke Carvers

accents in many netsuke and kagamibuta lids Hippopotamus tooth – used today in lieu of ivory Boar tusk – mostly used by Iwami carvers Rhinoceros horn

ivory, Masanao is supreme among netsuke carvers. He was less successful with human figures. The charm of his netsuke lies in their striking originality

Hull (1961). "Netsuke Carvers of the Iwami School". Ars Orientalis. 4: 329–356. JSTOR 4629147. Grundy, Anne Hull (1961). "Netsuke Carvers of the Iwami

19th century) was a Japanese netsuke carver from Aki Province. According to collector Anne Hull Grundy, "The wooden netsuke of Goho are outstanding, even

(為隆) was a renowned netsuke carver from Nagoya, Owari province, central Japan. He is considered the founder of the art of netsuke carving in Nagoya. He

sculptor specialising in the Japanese art form of netsuke. One of a handful of non-Japanese carvers of netsuke, Lamb has built a reputation since the 1980s

Kompira, the god of seafaring people. The tortoise is a favored motif by netsuke-carvers and other artisans, and is featured in traditional Japanese wedding

Sasaki Tomiaki (佐々木 富明; 1746 – after 1827) was a Japanese netsuke carver. His work can be seen at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. "Sasaki Tomiaki"

Tochimandō (十千万堂). Ozaki was the only son of Kokusai (尾崎 谷斎), a well-known netsuke carver in the Meiji period. Ozaki is known as a classic Japanese author writing

The Ballad of Boomtown, 2012 Needlepoint, 2012 Lady Dragon and the Netsuke Carver, 2012 Rag and Bone, 2013, tor.com Thesea and Astaurius, 2013 After Mary