Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji era (1868-1912), late 18th to late 19th century
The first four kagamibuta netsuke; the first in undecorated metal, the second with a metal plate chiseled in relief with a Buddhist sage seated on a shishi (Chinese mythical lion); the third with a shishi and peonies; the fourth with the rakan Handaka Sonja and a dragon; the fifth a lacquer manjū netsuke with a swallow, writing brush, and shikishi (poem papers); the sixth a lacquer kagamibuta netsuke with a shakudō nanako plate inlaid with two horses in shakudō and gold; the seventh a lacquer manjū netsuke with a cockerel and prunus blossom; the eighth a lacquer hako netsuke with a branch of persimmons; the next seven all manjū netsuke; the ninth carved wood; the tenth lacquer, with a crane and sparrows; the eleventh ryūsa carved as a hō-ō bird; the twelfth wood with shell inlay, a shishi and ball; the thirteenth carved lacquer, with a Chinese child and subtropical plants; the fourteenth lacquer, grapes and vine leaves; the fifteenth lacquer, with a kamakiri (praying mantis); the sixteenth a hako netsuke, twill-plaited bamboo in two colors (16)
2in (5.1cm) diameter, the largest
Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji era (1868-1912), late 18th to late 19th century
The first four kagamibuta netsuke; the first in undecorated metal, the second with a metal plate chiseled in relief with a Buddhist sage seated on a shishi (Chinese mythical lion); the third with a shishi and peonies; the fourth with the rakan Handaka Sonja and a dragon; the fifth a lacquer manjū netsuke with a swallow, writing brush, and shikishi (poem papers); the sixth a lacquer kagamibuta netsuke with a shakudō nanako plate inlaid with two horses in shakudō and gold; the seventh a lacquer manjū netsuke with a cockerel and prunus blossom; the eighth a lacquer hako netsuke with a branch of persimmons; the next seven all manjū netsuke; the ninth carved wood; the tenth lacquer, with a crane and sparrows; the eleventh ryūsa carved as a hō-ō bird; the twelfth wood with shell inlay, a shishi and ball; the thirteenth carved lacquer, with a Chinese child and subtropical plants; the fourteenth lacquer, grapes and vine leaves; the fifteenth lacquer, with a kamakiri (praying mantis); the sixteenth a hako netsuke, twill-plaited bamboo in two colors (16)
2in (5.1cm) diameter, the largest
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