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Japanese Inro with Its Netsuke, Late 19th C.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A nicely executed Japanese inro with a netsuke. The inro is made of lacquer and the netsuke carved
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Boxwood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Inro with Its Netsuke, Late 19th C.
Japanese Inro with Its Netsuke, Late 19th C.

Japanese Inro with Its Netsuke, Late 19th C.

$660
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wallet (Inro) and Netsuke
Located in Stamford, CT
wallet is called an inro. A series of silver chains are topped with a Bakelite Netsuke with raised silver
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Inro

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wallet (Inro) and Netsuke
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wallet (Inro) and Netsuke

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wallet (Inro) and Netsuke

$650
Signed Japanese Inro with a Signed Round Lacquer Netsuke
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Japanese inro with a netsuke made in the late 19th c. Both signed by artist. The Inro as wells
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Signed Japanese Inro with a Signed Round Lacquer Netsuke
Signed Japanese Inro with a Signed Round Lacquer Netsuke

Signed Japanese Inro with a Signed Round Lacquer Netsuke

$1,621
Japanese Lacquered Inro and Netsuke with Raijin Rinpa School
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine three-case lacquered inro with a carved money netsuke circa 19th century (late Edo to early
Category

19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique Japanese Lacquered Inro and Netsuke with Raijin Rinpa School
Japanese Lacquered Inro and Netsuke with Raijin Rinpa School

Japanese Lacquered Inro and Netsuke with Raijin Rinpa School

$2,800
Large Japanese Lacquer Inro with Maki-e Landscape Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese four-case inro with string and an amber bead ojime of Meiji period circa 19th century
Category

19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique Large Japanese Lacquer Inro with Maki-e Landscape Meiji Period
Large Japanese Lacquer Inro with Maki-e Landscape Meiji Period

Large Japanese Lacquer Inro with Maki-e Landscape Meiji Period

$3,500
Japanese Boxwood Three Section Inro Netsuke of Cranes by Tomotada
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice vintage Japanese boxwood three-section inro and netsuke of cranes by Tomotada, circa
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Boxwood

Antique Japanese Boxwood Three Section Inro Netsuke of Cranes by Tomotada
Japanese Boxwood Three Section Inro Netsuke of Cranes by Tomotada

Japanese Boxwood Three Section Inro Netsuke of Cranes by Tomotada

$1,250
19th Century Japanese Signed Bone Inro with Birds and Erotic Scenes
Located in Dallas, TX
Gloriously Naughty 19th century Japanese bone Inro……from circa 1860. The inro is made of 4
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Inro

Materials

Bone

Antique 19th Century Japanese Signed Bone Inro with Birds and Erotic Scenes
19th Century Japanese Signed Bone Inro with Birds and Erotic Scenes

19th Century Japanese Signed Bone Inro with Birds and Erotic Scenes

$340
Japan 1830 Edo Period Six Drawer Inro In Lacquered Gilt Wood With A Carriage
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro from the Edo Period (1603-1867). Beautiful Inro, created in Japan during the Edo
Category

1830s Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Gold, Silver

Antique Japan 1830 Edo Period Six Drawer Inro In Lacquered Gilt Wood With A Carriage
Japan 1830 Edo Period Six Drawer Inro In Lacquered Gilt Wood With A Carriage

Japan 1830 Edo Period Six Drawer Inro In Lacquered Gilt Wood With A Carriage

$7,450
Japan 1810 Edo Period Takamaki-e Five Drawer Inro In Lacquered Wood With A Hawk
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese Inro with a Hawk from the Edo Period (1603-1867). Beautiful Inro, created in Japan during
Category

1810s Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Coral, Silver

Antique Japan 1810 Edo Period Takamaki-e Five Drawer Inro In Lacquered Wood With A Hawk
Japan 1810 Edo Period Takamaki-e Five Drawer Inro In Lacquered Wood With A Hawk

Japan 1810 Edo Period Takamaki-e Five Drawer Inro In Lacquered Wood With A Hawk

$5,250
Japanese into with netsuke, late 19th c
Located in Stockholm, SE
A four part Japanese inro with a netsuke. The inro made of horn with engraved motives of dragons
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Horn

Japanese into with netsuke, late 19th c
Japanese into with netsuke, late 19th c

Japanese into with netsuke, late 19th c

$582
Japanese Wood Carved Okame Woman Netsuke in Display Frame
Located in Studio City, CA
woman. These decorative pieces often hung from drawstrings of small Inro pouches, which Japanese men
Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Japanese Wood Carved Okame Woman Netsuke in Display Frame
Japanese Wood Carved Okame Woman Netsuke in Display Frame

Japanese Wood Carved Okame Woman Netsuke in Display Frame

$899
Plum Blossom on a Branch
By Iwase Kyosui
Located in Storrs, CT
charming genre scenes, generally using lacquer. He also produced lacquer inro and netsuke. He was also
Category

Mid-19th Century Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Sumi Ink, Watercolor

Plum Blossom on a Branch
Plum Blossom on a Branch

Iwase Kyosui
Plum Blossom on a Branch, c, 1850

$325
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Sumo 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship. Traditionally
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Sumo 1920s
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Sumo 1920s

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Sumo 1920s

$540
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Frog and Turtles Edo Era, 1850s
Located in Paris, FR
, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Frog and Turtles Edo Era, 1850s
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Frog and Turtles Edo Era, 1850s

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Frog and Turtles Edo Era, 1850s

$384
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Tiger Meiji Era 1900s
Located in Paris, FR
inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship. Traditionally
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Tiger Meiji Era 1900s
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Tiger Meiji Era 1900s

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Tiger Meiji Era 1900s

$276
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Turtle Edo Era 1800s
Located in Paris, FR
, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box
Category

Early 1800s Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Turtle Edo Era 1800s
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Turtle Edo Era 1800s

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Turtle Edo Era 1800s

$359
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Frog Edo Era 1800s
Located in Paris, FR
, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box
Category

Early 1800s Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Frog Edo Era 1800s
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Frog Edo Era 1800s

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Frog Edo Era 1800s

$303
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Monkey and Peach Edo Era 1800s
Located in Paris, FR
, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box
Category

Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Monkey and Peach Edo Era 1800s
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Monkey and Peach Edo Era 1800s

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Monkey and Peach Edo Era 1800s

$312
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Sitting Rabbit 1900s Meiji Gyokuseki
Located in Paris, FR
. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately
Category

Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Sitting Rabbit 1900s Meiji Gyokuseki
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Sitting Rabbit 1900s Meiji Gyokuseki

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Sitting Rabbit 1900s Meiji Gyokuseki

$552
Antique Japanese Wooden Nestuke Crab 1900s Gyokuseki Meiji Era
Located in Paris, FR
inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship. Traditionally
Category

Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Nestuke Crab 1900s Gyokuseki Meiji Era
Antique Japanese Wooden Nestuke Crab 1900s Gyokuseki Meiji Era

Antique Japanese Wooden Nestuke Crab 1900s Gyokuseki Meiji Era

$504
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Pig 1920s Taisho Era
Located in Paris, FR
cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship
Category

1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Pig 1920s Taisho Era
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Pig 1920s Taisho Era

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Pig 1920s Taisho Era

$384
Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke Charme Wild Pig 1920s Taisho
Located in Paris, FR
in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke
Category

1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke Charme Wild Pig 1920s Taisho
Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke Charme Wild Pig 1920s Taisho

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke Charme Wild Pig 1920s Taisho

$696
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Three monkeys 1920s Taisho
Located in Paris, FR
inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship. Traditionally
Category

1920s Japanese Taisho Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Three monkeys 1920s Taisho
Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Three monkeys 1920s Taisho

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Three monkeys 1920s Taisho

$756
Japanese Bronze Yatate or writing kit adorned with a small Frog sculpture
Located in PARIS, FR
century. It is part, like the inrô, of the sagemono: something that can be attached to the obi (belt). It
Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Bronze Yatate or writing kit adorned with a small Frog sculpture
Japanese Bronze Yatate or writing kit adorned with a small Frog sculpture

Japanese Bronze Yatate or writing kit adorned with a small Frog sculpture

$1,201
JAPAN 1900 Meiji Netsuke Carved Shell In Ivory With Snails
Located in Miami, FL
collectable. Netsuke served as anchors or counterweights for inrô and sagemono. A single cord was threaded
Category

Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Ivory

JAPAN 1900 Meiji Netsuke Carved Shell In Ivory With Snails
JAPAN 1900 Meiji Netsuke Carved Shell In Ivory With Snails

JAPAN 1900 Meiji Netsuke Carved Shell In Ivory With Snails

$698
Life Style Collection of Objects from the Estate of Paul Bunny Mellon
Located in Hudson, NY
objects. A very nice 19th Century Japanese lacquered inro. This small compact piece is worked in gold and
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Inro

Materials

Carrara Marble, Soapstone, Bronze, Copper

Life Style Collection of Objects from the Estate of Paul Bunny Mellon
Life Style Collection of Objects from the Estate of Paul Bunny Mellon

Life Style Collection of Objects from the Estate of Paul Bunny Mellon

$900
Japanese Carved Netsuke A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada, Edo
Located in Norton, MA
explains. To carry things such as tobacco, medicine, or other necessities, men hung stylish inro and other
Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Ivory, Paint

Japanese Carved Netsuke A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada, Edo
Japanese Carved Netsuke A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada, Edo

Japanese Carved Netsuke A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada, Edo

$1,500
Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon by Yamada Hojitsu法實, Edo Period
Located in Norton, MA
, or other necessities, men hung stylish inro and other vessels from cords looped under and behind the
Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Ivory, Paint

Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon by Yamada Hojitsu法實, Edo Period
Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon by Yamada Hojitsu法實, Edo Period

Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon by Yamada Hojitsu法實, Edo Period

$1,250
JAPAN 1890 Meiji Sculptural Polychromate Netsuke Of a Yamabushi
Located in Miami, FL
counterweights for inrô and sagemono. A single cord was threaded through a cord channel on one side of the
Category

1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Bone

JAPAN 1890 Meiji Sculptural Polychromate Netsuke Of a Yamabushi
JAPAN 1890 Meiji Sculptural Polychromate Netsuke Of a Yamabushi

JAPAN 1890 Meiji Sculptural Polychromate Netsuke Of a Yamabushi

$1,398
Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Figure Group"Floating on sea" Signed , Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
necessities, men hung stylish inro and other vessels from cords looped under and behind the wide sashes that
Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Ivory, Paint

Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Figure Group"Floating on sea" Signed , Meiji
Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Figure Group"Floating on sea" Signed , Meiji

Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Figure Group"Floating on sea" Signed , Meiji

$2,500
19th Century Inro
Located in Paris, FR
Inro black lacquer with gold decoration of a floral ikebana on one side and a floral branch with a
Category

1870s Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

19th Century Inro
19th Century Inro

19th Century Inro

$2,642
19th Century Gold Lacquered Inro
Located in Paris, FR
Five sections Inro in gold lacquer decorated with flowers and foliage on a black background. The
Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

19th Century Gold Lacquered Inro
19th Century Gold Lacquered Inro

19th Century Gold Lacquered Inro

$3,003
Edo Japanese Lacquered Inro, Decorative Box
Located in Paris, FR
Inro with five compartments in gold lacquer with decoration in hira maki-e of polychrome lacquer of
Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Edo Japanese Lacquered Inro, Decorative Box
Edo Japanese Lacquered Inro, Decorative Box

Edo Japanese Lacquered Inro, Decorative Box

$5,405
19th Century Japanese Gold Lacquered Inro
Located in Paris, FR
Six sections Inro (dan) in gold lacquer decorated with a crane flying over a forested landscape of
Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

19th Century Japanese Gold Lacquered Inro
19th Century Japanese Gold Lacquered Inro

19th Century Japanese Gold Lacquered Inro

$4,564
19th Century Meiji Period Gild Laquered Inro
Located in Niella Tanaro, IT
A four cases gilt Lacquered inro decorated with a paradise bird and flowers. With a rose agate
Category

1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century Meiji Period Gild Laquered Inro
19th Century Meiji Period Gild Laquered Inro

19th Century Meiji Period Gild Laquered Inro

$2,042
19th c. Gold Laquer Inro and Netsuke
Located in Paris, FR
Six sections gold lacquer Inro representing a pavilions decor in a mountainous landscape with pine
Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th c. Gold Laquer Inro and Netsuke
19th c. Gold Laquer Inro and Netsuke

19th c. Gold Laquer Inro and Netsuke

$4,204
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Inro with Horses
Located in Paris, FR
Four compartments inro with a rich horse scenery on both sides. Interior in nashi-ji lacquer. The
Category

Late 18th Century Antique Inro

Materials

Stone, Metal

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Inro with Horses
19th Century Japanese Lacquer Inro with Horses

19th Century Japanese Lacquer Inro with Horses

$6,606
19th Black and Gold Lacquered Inro Dragon Netsuke
Located in Paris, FR
Inro are small divided boxes suspended from the belt which are a part of sagemono (suspended
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

19th Black and Gold Lacquered Inro Dragon Netsuke
19th Black and Gold Lacquered Inro Dragon Netsuke

19th Black and Gold Lacquered Inro Dragon Netsuke

$5,405
Japanese Gold Lacquered Inro and Netsuke Pill Box
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful five compartment gold lacquer Inro with polychrome decoration representing multiple
Category

Early 19th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Japanese Gold Lacquered Inro and Netsuke Pill Box
Japanese Gold Lacquered Inro and Netsuke Pill Box

Japanese Gold Lacquered Inro and Netsuke Pill Box

$7,207
Inro by Mochizuki Hanzan (1743-90?) Edo Period, 18th century
Located in Milano, IT
Mochizuki Hanzan (1743-90?) Edo Period, 18th century Decorated with inlaid colored ceramic with a stag and maple leaves Height: 8.4 cm Sealed Hanzan Mochizuki Hanzan (1743-90?...
Category

18th Century Japanese Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Inro by Mochizuki Hanzan (1743-90?) Edo Period, 18th century
Inro by Mochizuki Hanzan (1743-90?) Edo Period, 18th century

Inro by Mochizuki Hanzan (1743-90?) Edo Period, 18th century

$6,823
Delightful Japanese Iron Panel of Puppies- Funakoshi Shunmin
Located in Christchurch, GB
Minkoku I and II, who made sword fittings, inro and other small items. The artist is listed in the Robert
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Inro

Materials

Iron

Delightful Japanese Iron Panel of Puppies- Funakoshi Shunmin
Delightful Japanese Iron Panel of Puppies- Funakoshi Shunmin

Delightful Japanese Iron Panel of Puppies- Funakoshi Shunmin

$8,957
Lacquer Inro Completed with Otimi and Netsuke
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa mid-19th century Japanese lacquer inro with spherical ojime and round Zitan or rosewood
Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inro

Materials

Wood

Lacquer Inro Completed with Otimi and Netsuke
Lacquer Inro Completed with Otimi and Netsuke

Lacquer Inro Completed with Otimi and Netsuke

$549
19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Lacquered and Inlaid Inro Box
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century Meiji period Japanese black lacquered inlaid Inro box. Scenes of a bird on one side
Category

Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Inro

19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Lacquered and Inlaid Inro Box
19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Lacquered and Inlaid Inro Box

19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Lacquered and Inlaid Inro Box

$354
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