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Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Onnamen 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Shiitake Mushroom Netsuke Charm, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
fashionable as treasured accessories. This carved bone netsuke was shaped to the simple form of a shiitake
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

Early 20th Century Japanese Bamboo Basket Netsuke
Located in Chicago, IL
treasured accessories. This hand carved Horn netsuke resembles a woven bamboo basket, exquisitely carved to
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Horn

Chinese Eternal Life Netsuke Charm, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Japanese artisans have long held mastery in the creation of miniature treasures, or netsuke. Carved
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

Japanese Antique Wooden Small Netsuke Rooster 1960s
Located in Paris, FR
. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke Cow 1900s Meiji
Located in Paris, FR
. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 7 Mouses , 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1950s. This netsuke was made by a
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Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Netsuke Skeleton and Wolf Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique wood netsuke circa 19th century. It depicts a wolf embracing a skeleton. Signed as shown
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Netsuke of a Dutchman Signed Tomotada
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese carved wood netsuke depicting a Dutchman. A charming novelty piece showing the foreigner
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Deer Meiji Era 1900s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around meiji period 1900s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A boxwood netsuke of Shoki with an Oni
Located in Milano, IT
A boxwood netsuke depicting Shoki capturing an oni, pressing it beneath a wide straw hat. This
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Turtle and Mouse 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. This netsuke was made by a
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Dog Meiji Era 1900s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Meiji period 1900s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Early 20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Rhinoceros Meiji Era, 1900s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around meiji period 1900s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Early 20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Boy with Fish 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around 1930s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Sumo Wrestlers Fighting 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1920s. This netsuke was made by a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Octopus Edo Era 1800s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Edo period 1800s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Crabe Edo Era 1800s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Edo period 1800s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke CICADA Edo Era 1800s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Edo period 1800s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke Daruma 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wooden Netsuke Rabbit 1920s Taisho era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Flog and Kappa 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A MAGNIFICENT WOODEN NETSUKE OF A MONKEY. Edo period.
Located in London, GB
A MAGNIFICENT WOODEN NETSUKE OF A MONKEY. Edo period. A netsuke of a monkey seating in a
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Japanese Edo Period Tiger Cub Boxwood Netsuke Singed Masayoshi
Located in Newark, England
Japanese boxwood netsuke depicting a Tiger & cub. The netsuke featuring a large tiger holding its
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Boxwood

A Boxwood Netsuke Depicting A Nio With A Giant Sandal
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood netsuke depicting a Nio engaged in braiding the strings of a giant sandal. The Niō's
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Boxwood

Japanese Old Small Wood Carving Art / Netsuke / Frog Mushroom
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A netsuke is a clasp used in the Edo period in Japan. It was used to carry tobacco pouches, inro
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Sumo wrestler Edo Era, 1800s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Edo period 1800s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Three Monkeys Edo Era 1800s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Edo period 1800s. Netsuke is a miniature sculpture
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Antique Early 1800s Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A Japanese boxwood netsuke depicting a group of five monkeys
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood netsuke, depicting a group of five monkeys, with the largest, surrounded by cubs, feeding
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Antique Early 19th Century Japonisme Antiquities

Materials

Boxwood

A boxwood netsuke depicting a snake wrapping around a pumpkin
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood netsuke depicting a snake wrapping around a pumpkin. The snake is a symbol often
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities

Materials

Boxwood

A Boxwood Netsuke Depicting A Toad Resting On A Sandal
Located in Milano, IT
Boxwood netsuke depicting a toad resting on an upside-down sandal (waraji), with horned eyes
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities

Materials

Boxwood

Boxwood netsuke representing a ducthman with child and a trumpet
Located in PARIS, FR
Wooden netsuke of a standing Dutchman figure with his mouth open, leaning forward. He is wearing a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke Flog and Lotus Meiji Era, 1900s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around meiji period 1900s. Netsuke is a miniature
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Early 20th Century Japanese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Japanese Wooden Netsuke Rabbit and Winter radish Daikon 1950s Yoshiaki
Located in Paris, FR
. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

A Boxwood Netsuke Depicting A Pair Of Quails Crouching On Millet
Located in Milano, IT
A boxwood netsuke depicting a pair of quails crouching on millet, with horned eyes. The mother
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities

Materials

Boxwood

Japanese Wooden Netsuke Frog on the Zori sandal 1950s Showa era Shoichi
Located in Paris, FR
. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inro box, netsuke later developed into ornately
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Netsuke in the form of a snake in boxwood with inlaid eyes and signature
Located in PARIS, FR
Boxwood netsuke of a snake tangled on itself, each scale is carved with precision, and the overall
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Antique Early 19th Century Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Netsuke in ebony in the form of two mice on a fine piece of wickerwork
Located in PARIS, FR
Netsuke, très probablement en bois d’ébène, représentant deux souris sur une vannerie, l’une s’en
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Ebony

Boxwood and Lacquer Netsuke of Hotei by Shunsho, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A charming and finely decorated carved and lacquered boxwood netsuke of Hotei by Shunsho (probably
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Boxwood, Lacquer

A FINE WOODEN NETSUKE OF TANUKI HARA NO TSUZUMI. Signed MINKO. Edo period
Located in London, GB
Finely carved as tanuki no hara tsuzumi By Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, late 18th century. The
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Japan 18th Century Edo Period Five Drawer Inro Lacquered Gilt Wood With Rooster
Located in Miami, FL
an inch in length. Each is carved into a particular shape and image, similar to the netsuke, though
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

Materials

Silver

A lacquer inro with applications of metal flowers
Located in Milano, IT
the maki-è relief technique in lacquer. The ojime is made of blond horn and the netsuke manju, carved
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon by Yamada Hojitsu法實, Edo Period
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon-Signed by Yamada Hojitsu法實, Edo Period (1825–1872
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ivory, Paint

Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Figure Group"Floating on sea" Signed , Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Polychrome Figure Group depicts a woman standing on a board holding a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ivory, Paint

Japanese Old Signed Hand Carved Netsuke Lion Dog Shi Shi, Boxwood Gem
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japanese old boxwood netsuke with a Fine original old patina, signed bottom. Quality: hand carved with
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Carved Netsuke A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada, Edo
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Mixed Material Figure, A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada from
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ivory, Paint

Japanese Wood Netsuke " The Chi-Lin " by Yoshitoshi Late Meiji Era
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a famous netsuke artist, Yoshitoshi from Japanese, a carved netsuke "The Dragon" dated
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Wood Netsuke " The Chi-Lin Beast"by Yoshitoshi Late Meiji Era
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a famous netsuke artist, Yoshitoshi from Japanese, a carved netsuke "The Chi-Lin Beast
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Wood Netsuke " The Rat on the Wood Board" Signed, Meiji Era
Located in Norton, MA
A Japanese Antique carved netsuke "The Rat on the Wood Board" dated around the late 19th to early
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

JAPAN 1890 Meiji Sculptural Polychromate Netsuke Of a Yamabushi
Located in Miami, FL
carved netsuke, created during the imperial Japan in the Meiji period, back in he 1890. The netsuke has
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bone

A Bakelite frame and silk handbag with bird and fish motif, French, 1920s
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
), in the Japanese style, the fish resembling a carved netsuke, with the most striking and highly
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1920s French Evening Bags and Minaudières

Japanese Carved Boxwood Netsuke Inro Ojime
Located in Nottingham, GB
Japanese Carved boxwood Netsuke Inro Ojime Good condition From a private collection. Free
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Japanese Netsuke, 20th Century, “Dog”, Wood Carved
Located in Belmont, MA
Japanese Netsuke, 20th century, "Dog”, wood carved, signed on the bottom. Exquisitely carved
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

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Hardwood

Japanese Netsuke 20th Century, Horse, Wood Carved
Located in Belmont, MA
Japanese Netsuke, 20th century, "Horse", wood carved, signed on the bottom. Exquisitely carved
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Japanese Netsuke 20th Century, Tortoise Wood Carved
Located in Belmont, MA
Japanese Netsuke, 20th century, "Tortoise", wood carved, signed on the bottom. Exquisitely carved
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Signed Japanese Carved Boxwood Owl Netsuke Inro Ojime
Located in Nottingham, GB
Japanese Carved boxwood Netsuke Inro Ojime Good condition From a private collection. Free
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Signed Japanese Carved Boxwood Horse Netsuke Inro Ojime
Located in Nottingham, GB
Japanese Carved boxwood Netsuke Inro Ojime Good condition From a private collection. Free
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

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Carved Netsuke For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic piece of carved netsuke available at 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, bone and hardwood. Your living room may not be complete without an item from our selection of carved netsuke — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right choice in our collection of carved netsuke, those designed in styles are of considerable interest. Japanese School each produced at least one beautiful object in our assortment of carved netsuke that is worth considering.

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The average selling price for a piece of carved netsuke at 1stDibs is $849, while they’re typically $199 on the low end and $24,153 for the highest priced.