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Japanese Netsuke Figurines

A collection of intricate 19th-century Japanese netsuke figurines, depicting humorous and playful scenes, featuring characters like monkeys and mythological figures, made from ivory and wood.

Netsuke Okame and Ohi, 19th century, Kosen, Japanese, 1 7/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16in. (4.8 x 3.3 x 3.3cm), Ivory, Japan, 19th century
Netsuke Okame and Ohi, 19th century, Kosen, Japanese, 1 7/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/16in. (4.8 x 3.3 x 3.3cm), Ivory, Japan, 19th century
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MountMiniature carved from ivory, East Asia exhibition in Haus Kemnade castle and museum, Hattingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, EuropeBuaku. Kimura Ryūmin (Japan, active mid- to late 19th century). Japan, mid- to late 19th century. Costumes; Accessories. WoodOld Vintage Terracotta Warrior FigureFragment Van Guirlande, Michel Emanuel She (Attricid to), c. 1730 Fragment from Girlande with iron mounting hook at the back. pine (wood) cutting Fragment from Girlande with iron mounting hook at the back. pine (wood) cuttingNetsuke of Seated Man with a Flower Pot 19th century Japan. Netsuke of Seated Man with a Flower Pot. Japan. 19th century. Wood and ivory. Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912). NetsukePair of Earrings (pampadam) in an Abstract Form of Garuda. India, Tamil Nadu, Madurai, late 19th century. Jewelry and Adornments; earrings. Gold with lac coreJar with Female Rider mid-17th century China. Jar with Female Rider. China. mid-17th century. Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware). Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Ceramics"Le Travail" ("Work") Inkstand; Made by Charles-August LeBourg (French, 1829 - 1906); France; marble, bronzeSnuff Bottle, 19th century, 4 x 1in. (10.2 x 2.5cm), Ivory, China, 19th centuryKitschig Studio Copyright: xZoonar.com/Teamarbeitx 144534Carved Tusk with Chinese Immortal, c. 1868-1912. Japan, possibly Meiji period (1868-1912). Carved ivory with wood base; overall: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.).Seated figure ca. late 8th millennium B.C.. Seated figure 327142Sitting angelsFigurine of Laozi on a buffalo. unknown, craftsmanGroup of biscuit, drinking brothers. Group of biscuit, drinking brothers.Netsuke in the form of a woman and child with a cat, Ryogyoku, c. 1775 - c. 1825 Group consisting of woman with child and cat. Signed "Ryugyoku". Japan ivory Group consisting of woman with child and cat. Signed "Ryugyoku". Japan ivoryFigurine of ApolloNetsuke Containing Dragon and Figures 19th century Japan. Netsuke Containing Dragon and Figures. Japan. 19th century. Wood. Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912). NetsukeSnuff Bottle second half of the 19th century China. Snuff Bottle 41560Two Figures and a Dragon 19th century Japan. Two Figures and a Dragon 62371Netsuke Okame mask, 19th century, Unknown Japanese, 2 x 1 1/2 x 13/16in. (5.1 x 3.8 x 2.1cm), Wood, Japan, 19th centuryFigure of a man playing on a post horn, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1800 Figure of a man playing on a post horn. On opened layer pedestal. Oberammergau wood (plant material) Figure of a man playing on a post horn. On opened layer pedestal. Oberammergau wood (plant material)January 1765-1775 Berlin. Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding .Wooden statue on a white backgroundPulcinella 1748 Meissen Manufactory German. Pulcinella 203093Figurine: January. Germany, Berlin. Date: 1765-1775. Dimensions: H. 10 cm (3 15/16 in.). Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding. Origin: Berlin. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Mexico, Federal District, Mexico City, Museo Nacional de Antropologia Small gold figure.wooden woman from thai culture wooden woman from thai culture isolated on white Copyright: xZoonar.com/chrisxwilllemsenx 7423847A group of japanese chinese ivory carvings okimonoWroclaw, Poland, June 21, 2019: Dwarf gnome with bell, sculpture, symbol of the city, EuropeChariot Mount with Three Figures 300-500 Late Roman or Byzantine The men who adorn this chariot mount are probably two orators and a grammarian, as suggested by their gestures and by the scrolls and writing tablets they hold. The piece may have been used to decorate the chariot of a distinguished orator in Gaul.. Chariot Mount with Three Figures. Late Roman or Byzantine. 300-500. Copper Alloy. Made in possibly Gaul. Metalwork-Copper alloyWhite knights face to face. Symmetrical pieces of chessScarab. UnknownSalt Cellar. Meissen Porcelain Manufactory; German, founded 1710. Date: 1730-1735. Dimensions: 7 x 12.1 cm (2 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.); diam. 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.). Hard-paste porcelain. Origin: Meissen. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Henri Matisse/ Madeleine I, 1901. Bronce, 59,7x 22,9 cm.Turkish Boy. Germany, Hessen-Kassel (Landgraviate). Date: 1765-1775. Dimensions: H. 14.8 cm (5 3/16 in.). Hard-paste porcelain and polychrome enamels. Origin: Hesse-Kassel (Landgraviate) (historic region). Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Chinese lions; Figurines of lions believed to have mythic protective powers in Chinese mythology Half moon crescent with face - free on white background copyright: xzoonar.com/heikexbrauerx 1025874Medallion 19th century European or American. Medallion. European or American. 19th century. Copper. Medals and Plaquettes-ReproductionsLion. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); D. 11/16 in. (1.8 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Row of Figurines of laughing and cheerful golden BuddhasWilliam O Fletcher, Indian Chief Coin Bank, c 1938 Indian Chief Coin BankStreet vendor ca. 1745 Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory. Street vendor 207329Erzgebirge and Swiss nutcrackerAmulet of a Serpent 1070 BCE-525 BCE Egypt. Faience . Ancient Egyptiana lot of diamonds and marble statuette made in 3DAbruzzo L'Aquila S. Giuliano (L'Aquila environs) Museo37. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of the four collections housed in museum: Roman coins; Pre-Columbian art brought from Central America in 17th century; Greek and Roman sculpture; Egyptian sculpture and minor arts. Museum Roman coins; Greek and Roman sculpture; Egyptian sculpture and minor arts; Pre-Columbian sculpture. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.Set of four three-light sconces (bras de lumière). Culture: French, Paris. Dimensions: Each: H. 28 3/4 x W. 22 7/8 x D. 13 1/4 in. (73 x 58.1 x 33.7 cm). Date: ca. 1750.Gilt bronze was used extensively for different types of lighting, ranging from freestanding candlesticks and candelabra to hanging chandeliers and lanterns. Sconces were usually placed on either side of a mirror so that the flames of their candles were reflected and multiplied in the glass. Given their size, these examples, which were originally part of a set of six,1 must have been intended for a large, formal room. Three scrolling arms spring organically from a shaped stem, which incorporates floral trails, fruit-bearing olive branches, and rocaille ornament. The candleholders at the ends of the arms are in the form of spiraling foliage, and their drip pans resemble acanthus leaves. The sconces complement each other symmetrically and form two proper pairs. Each one consists of a number of separate elements, fastene. Netsuke in the shape of a no-mask.hocolate penguin chick hocolate penguin chick isolated on white Copyright: xZoonar.com/AntonxStarikovx 21190181A terracotta flower pot cast in the shape of a mermaid adorns a fisherman's cottage in Mousehole, Cornwall, EnglandCameo Gem Philetarios; Europe; 1750 - 1850; Quartz and chalcedony; 2.6 x 3.2 cm (1 x 1 1,4 in.)Man figurine on Glass globe for environment business or education conceptsA bottle for a snack unknownNodding Head Figure. Standing doll, present man with staff in the left hand. He carries a long green robe, richly decorated with floral motifs and Chinese animal patterns. Bald head with long sideburns, sik and a long mustache. Dark blue hat on the head - to which a long iron rod with loden weight, so that the head can nod up and down - is loose in the collar. Inscription; Inside the collar: Chinese characters.Paul Wayland-Bartlett (1865-1925). Decorative toad. Bronze. 1895. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Wild animal, Batracien, Bronze, toad, Fauna, Round-Bosse, Statuette, 19th XIXth 19th 19th 19th 19th centuryLady's head ca. 1750-55 Mennecy. Lady's head. French, Mennecy. ca. 1750-55. Soft-paste porcelain. Mennecy. Ceramics-PorcelainThe Four Wise Monkeys: Do no evil; See no evil; Hear no evil; Speak no evil.White baby angel small figurine of white angel, kneeling with open wing Copyright: xZoonar.com/YannxPoirierx 13085618Eight musicians. Bronze. China. Paris, Cernuschi museum. 71127-22 Chinese art, bronze, eight, music instrument, playing, movement, musicians, character, base, statuetteConimbriga, foot of a monumental statue of an emperor in military dress, Conimbriga Monographic Museum, city of the Conventus Scallabitanus, Coimbra district, Portugal.Christmas angel decoration Christmas angel decoration isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/unknownx 12901428Porcelain flacondop with rounded top, on which crazy man, cap closure part soil find ceramic porcelain, shaped glazed baked flat top on narrower ring archeology indigenous pottery import Kangxi Kang Shi packagingThe Virgin and The Child by unknown artistThis is a Buddhism Symbol and home decoration object. Very special wire bending art.Netsuke of Two Dogs 18th-19th century Japan. Netsuke of Two Dogs 59136Netsuke of Noh Mask. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Emperor dollsick African couple mask, Congo, 20th century,. polychrome wood, Sa Bassa Blanca Museum (msbb). Yannick Vu and Ben Jakober , Alcudia, Majorca, Spain.'Allegory of Moderation'. Italy. Dimensions: height: 43,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.Boy on Trapeze' mechanical bank, c. 1888, J. Barton Smith Co., Philadelphia, 10 1/2 x 5 x 5 in. (26.67 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm), Iron, pigment, 19th centuryNetsuke of Noh Mask: ni 19th century Japan. Netsuke of Noh Mask: ni. Japan. 19th century. Wood. Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912). NetsukeOld Bill' Figurines around 1917.Nodding head figure, anonymous, 1804 - 1808 Standing doll, representative woman with staff in the right hand. She wears a long, black cloak with floral motifs, including a decorated blue and yellow dress. Hair in a bun; Black band around the head. Black iron earrings with green stones. The head, on which a long iron bar with lead weight, so that the head can nod up and down, is loose in the collar. Inscription; Inside the collar: Chinese signs. China (possibly) loam. iron (metal). lead (metal). wood (plant material). porcelain. glass ChinaNetsuke 18th century Japan. Netsuke 59071A figurine of a woman in a pink kimono unknownGreen garden gnome designed by the artist Ottmar Horl, Bavaria, Germany, EuropeBorder Fragment, Figure 2nd century B.C. Nasca. Border Fragment, Figure. Nasca. 2nd century B.C.. Camelid hair. Peru. Textiles-SculptureMiniature Vase. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm). Date: late 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Kraków Sukiennice Exhibition of Muhammads, Asian and European ceramics; February April 1934 Światowida Photo AgencyDECEMBER 12 2010: Luiz(s) de Camoes statue, famous portuguese poet isolated on white background on December 12, 2010George Constantine, Iron Hitching Post, c 1940 Iron Hitching PostThe Maneki-neko (Welcoming Cat) (Lucky Cat) (Money Cat) (Fortune Cat), a Chinese symbol in Seine-et-Marne, France, EuropeChinese replica bronze dragons Panjiayuan Flea Market decorations, Beijing, China. Panjiayuan Flea Curio market has many fakes, replicas and copies of older Chinese products, many ancient.Bloodstone Cameo with Saint George, 1000-1100. Byzantium, Contantinople, Byzantine period, 11th century. Bloodstone; overall: 3.2 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 9/16 in.).Plastic toy soldiers are displayed in different action poses on a textured surface, casting shadows that highlight their forms. Their playful arrangement evokes nostalgia and creativityHarlequin with pug as hurdy-gurdy ca. 1740 Meissen Manufactory German. Harlequin with pug as hurdy-gurdy 207186Anefo photo collection. Figurine of artist Hans Bayens. Sculpture, sculptures, bronze, Bayens, Hans. November 1, 1965Masks with the theatre conceptangel saint figure in the office trashAngel Italian, Naples 18th-19th century View more. Angel. Italian, Naples. 18th-19th century. Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and wings; straw and various fabrics; silver gilt censer. CrècheJaguar Pendant, Panama, Ear Ornaments Pre-Columbian chess chess game harry potterFirefighter model assembly kitMale clay figure, manufacture of pottery, Bamessing, Cameroon, AfricaPlastic toy army figurinesA sculpture for sale in Mahabalipuram Mamallapuram near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, AsiaMale clay figure, manufacture of pottery, Bamessing, Cameroon, Africa