Antique Japanese Carved Okimono Polychrome Decorated Group by Gyokko Meiji

Antique Japanese Carved Okimono Polychrome Decorated Figure Group Mother & Son, Meiji Period This item is 2" wide x1 5/8" deep x 6" high in dimension, from the late 19th century, a...

Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Decorated Figure Group, Signed by Tomoaki, Meiji period. Ric.NA005 A truly hand-carved ivory figure group, depicting a ghostbuster holding a sword...

Japanese Carved Okimono Polychrome Birds, Signed by Tenzan (天山) on the bottom, Meiji Period. A truly hand-carved ivory figure with fine craftsmanship in a detailed carving Dimension...

Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Polychrome Figure Group #2 by Yoshikawa "The Happy Buddha and a Kid" #H1, Signed on the bottom from the Meiji period. A truly hand-carved ivory figure wi...

Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Polychrome Figure Group #1 by Yoshikawa "The Happy Buddha and a Kid" #H1, Signed on the bottom from the Meiji period. A truly hand-carved ivory figure wi...

Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Polychrome Figure Group depicts a man holding a large cudgel and twining around a big bell, Signed by Gyokuseki (玉石) on the bottom from the Meiji Period. A truly hand-carved ivory figure with fine craftsmanship in a detailed carving This item is 1" wide x1" deep x 1.5" high in dimension, from the 19th century. This item is in excellent condition with no damages. Shipping Note: USA only, no International shipping The Essence of Netsuke: Like all art objects of great worth, netsuke distills the essence of a specific time and place. Worn as part of a traditional Japanese man’s ensemble from the 17th century onwards, the netsuke’s purpose was hyper-specific, and its functional simplicity lent artists unlimited freedom to constantly redefine what it could be. Formally, netsukes have few requirements: they must be small, they must have holes through which to pass a single cord, and they must have no protuberances that could damage one’s kimono. Everything else is left to the carver’s imagination. As such netsuke differs in style, subject, and material as widely as the personalities of their makers, and they are consequently supremely collectible. Netsuke emerged as a practical solution to dressing in 17th-century Japan. ‘Men’s kimonos didn’t have sewn-up sleeves — they were completely open, front and back, and that meant that the sleeves couldn’t be used as a pocket, as they could in women’s kimonos,’ Goodall explains. To carry things such as tobacco, medicine, or other necessities, men hung stylish inro and other vessels from cords looped under and behind the wide sashes that held their kimonos in place. At the other end of those cords, men fastened small, ornamental objects as counterweights; those objects evolved into netsuke. The netsuke’s origins are still ‘theoretical’, Goodall says. ‘It’s thought that, with increasing imports from China in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the toggles that were used on Chinese clothing...

OKIMONO OF A WILD BOAR Japan, Meiji Period Patinated bronze over carved hardwood base Signed "Gyokko" to underside of boar Item # 301COR20S This remarkable sculpture was designe...

This is a good papier mâché, circular, black lacquered tray, hand enameled and gilded, made in Japan during the 19th century, Meiji period. This circular tray is very decorative, ...

A Japanese Meiji Period late 19th, early 20th century carved boxwood turtle okimono

A wooden lacquered box with gold details dating from Japan's Meiji period. The piece comes complete with its original outer storage box. 9822

An antique Japanese Meiji era covered enamel over brass trinket or jewelry box. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of a roos...

A Japanese lacquer writing box 19th Century Of rectangular shape, overall painted in gold with a faboulas landscape scene on a brown lacquer ground, the interior in black. Additiona...