Netsuke for Sale

Netsuke for Sale *click the photo to enlarge

If you have any enquiries, contact Fumio please. (for price enquiry, please indicate which one(s)

"I make my Netsuke with Passion.

When I carve Netsuke, I always make it as practical Netsuke which should be.

Each Netsuke has carefully made HIMOTOSHI holes which are located well considered position with nice shape/looking.

And each Netsuke hasn't got any sharp points for making no damage to garment nor fragile parts for hard wearing . "

SHISHI Scratching Neck

*My very first Shishi Netsuke. Referred TOMOCHIKA's Shishi.

Materials: Deer Antler Crown, Buffalo Horn

40.5mmH X 44mmW X 28mm

Himotoshi is formed between body and leg

Octopus Blowing

Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn

Komori = Bat

Bat is called "Komori" in Japanese that is exactly the same ward/pronunciation of "Umbrella=Komori". I carved this bat like an Umbrella with Japanese traditional clouds look like wings' end.

*carved from Deer Antler with Buffalo horn inlaid. 43mm X 42mm X 14mm

Short Tailed Bat

*Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn

I used natural texture of Deer Antler crown for Bat's suede like skin.

Cuttlefish

*Materials : Cow Bone, Gold Leaf, Tortoise shell

very thick bone.

Slug Netsuke

* Materials : Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn

can be worn as Necklace too.

GAMA= TOAD NETSUKE *Sold

Material: Deer Antler, Buffalo horn

41.4mm X 33mm X 19mm

Tuatara

Materials: Mammoth Ivory(Tusk), mother of Pearl

Kirin

Carved from Huge Deer Antler crown I've ever had. Inlaid Mother of Pearl Pupil shines.

110mmH x 50mmW x 22mm

Dyed By Yasha and Japaneses Ink

UN-RYU= Dragon in the Clouds

Red eyed dragon swimming in the clouds. Thunderbolt is made from Mother of Pearl with Gold Leaf around it.

Carved from Deer Antler Crown.

55mm X 51mm X 18mm

KAPPA holding Cucumber

One of popular Japanese mythical creatures, Kappa holding his favourite food=Cucumber. And he is watching carefully to keep his food. He has dish on top his head filled with water (otherwise they get very weak). I inlaid abalone shell to represent the water dish. His back is covered with like Tortoise shell. Webbed hand and feet to swim freely.

45mm L

*Materials: Deer Antler, Abalone Shell, Buffalo Horn

Karasu Tengu

This Karasu Tengu holds the magic fan leaf to fly and stands by one toothed Geta(wooden sandal). Just concentrating to get the power to use the magic.

Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn, Tortoise Shell

Crayfish 2024

Smaller Version of my popular Crayfish. Nice size as a Netsuke.

Materials: Deer Antler Crown, Buffalo Horn

Octopus and Pot

Materials: Deer Antler, Tortoise shell, Gold Leaf

50.5mmH

Karasu Tengu ~ Resting

Sleeping/ Resting Karasu Tengu. The eyes look like narrowly open that I wanted to show his paying attention to his surroundings all the time.

*Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn (Tokin= Cap)

43mm

Crabs and Abalone

Two Crabs are trying to get the food each other. On the other hand, the Abalone says "Do it other place".

Every year, I go to rocky shore for snorkelling and enjoy to look at sea creatures lives. Crabs are especially fascinating.

*Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn, Bamboo Coral, Paua/Abalone Shell(my sign on the shell)

Concentration / Frog meditating

Materials: Deer Antler, Merino Sheep Horn and Goat Horn (right eye), Buffalo Horn (Left eye), Black mother of Pearl (Slug)

32mm

*The frog is on meditation, but he's been interrupted by a slug on his head. He's trying to concentrate but his face tells ....

Sleeping Dog. *SOLD

Material: Deer Antler

Giant Snail / Powelliphanta

Materials: Deer Antler Crown, Gold Leaf, Turtle Shell, Goat Horn

58mm

Dyed by Yasha and Japanese Sumi ink

Horse

Materials: Mammoth Tusk, Buffalo Horn

Dimensions: 68mmH x 39mmW x 20mmThickness

*as you can see from the third photo, this horse is carved from outer side of very old Mammoth Tusk(from Alaska). I meant and tried to keep darker colour as much as I can.

Spider on Kumara Leaf

Materials: Wild Pig Tusk, Goat Horn(inlaid Eyes). 48mm

Iwami type Netsuke

Coiled Dragon. *SOLD

When I picked up a dropped(shed) crown/deer antler, the shape looked like a coiled dragon for me. 2024 is the year of the dragon, so I changed my signature as "Bun-Ryu" ( Bun from Fumi, Ryu is dragon) to identify it is made in 2024.

*Materials: Dee Antler Crown, Gold Leaf, Tortoise Shel

51mmL X 43mmW X 22mmD

YOKAI Kumo-Onna= Yokai Spider woman

Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn, Ebony, Tortoise Shell

Half Human, Half Spider Yokai; Mysterious unidentified Japanese ghost.

Skeleton carrying Sake / "Have fun in another world"

The person who is now skeleton is carrying a gift/ Sake to see old friends in another world.

Using Lotus Leaf as an umbrella which has water drop (inlaid Paua shell) on it.

43mm / finished Dec 2023 / can be worn as a necklace

Crab on Tusk

IWAMI style Netsuke. 75mm

*Boar Tusk

Pufferfish Netsuke 2024

*Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn

I used the natural texture of deer antler to show the pattern/colour of Pufferfish

Nice and cute size (32mm X27mm X20mm)

Love Affair = 海岸での情事 (Affair on a Beach). *SOLD

Material: Deer Antler Crown

Hiding Crab with a Stone

Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn

80mm long. Can be worn as a Necklace

Hatching Tuatara

*carved from Deer Antler with inlaid Buffalo Horn

36mm X 32mm X 27mm

Kakapo 2023

Flightless, nocturnal and heavy weight of the Parrot world at a maximum 3.6kg. One of the most endangered birds in the world only they in New Zealand. I made this from Tagua Nut(vegetable Ivory) with buffalo horn inlayed.

37mm high

Kappa-no Fuchi = The pool where Kappa lives *SOLD

*When I traveled by bicycle around the Lake Tazawa in Akita Prefecture, I found a place is called "Kappa-no-Fuchi" where Kappa lives. It was surrounded trees and the water wasn't quite clear that made me feel more realistic the pool / deep might have Kappa. This Netsuke shows the Kappa head out from the water. I inlayed Paua(abalone) Shell for its dish which containing water on his head. Other side I carved Kappa's webbed hand and the abandoned broken sign which tells "Kappa-no-Fuchi". Can be worn as a necklace

65mm X 52mm X 18mm

* Materials : Deer Antler Crown, Paua Shell, Mother of Pearl(Eyes)

Rashomon #2. SOLD

Small Oni is crying on the Big Oni's hand which was cut by Samurai, Watanabe no Tsuna. The Bangle is carved out from the same piece of antler and is free to move. Small Oni is holding Juzu=beads for pray.

Material: Deer Antler 50mm

Nautilus

*Materials : Tagua Nut, Buffalo Horn

43mm

Namazu / Japanese catfish

*SASHI Netsuke 99mm

Japanese believe that they tell earthquake when it happens. You can only catch them using Goad, that's why my signature in the shape of Goad.

Materials: deer antler, buffalo horn

Feather

carved from Boar Tusk

79mm

can be worn as a Necklace

Hide and Seek / Kakurenbo

Frog is on Lotus Leaf. A crab is hiding inside of the Lotus Leaf.

When you push or pull the strings, the crab moves.

Materials : Tusk(Frog, Leaf), Deer Antler(Crab), Buffalo Horn, Abalone Shell

Dimensions: 42mm X 26mm X 17mm. Crab =22mm.

"Fields of Clouds" Dragon swims in the Clouds. *SOLD

Materials: Deer Antler Crown, Buffalo Horn

Dimensions : 80mm X 65mm X 22mm

*When I got this Crown, it looked like clouds. Been thinking the design for a while, and I carved dragon which is my born year zodiac animal.

Baku

Mythical Monster that eats nightmares.

Materials: Deer Antler, shell and Buffalo horn

166mm long

Samurai Bat. *SOLD

Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn(Eyes, Family Crest)

70mm H

"Drink under the Blossoms" : Oni enjoys drinking Sake

Muscular ONI is dinking Sake happily. His Left Leg is wrapped around left arm and hand.

He's got Tobacco pouch with KISERU-Zutsu(=Pipe case). On his right side, he is wearing HIOTOSHI / Hi-Hataki(Ash Tray)Netsuke with Leather Pouch which has "Hi-No-Yo-Jin" (=Precaution against Fire) written on it. Inside the pouch must have flint and steel. The last photo is comparison with real antique HIOTOSHI Netsuke which is made from Box Wood. Tobacco Pouch has MAEKANAGU (decorated Locking metal) which I used Brass to represent.

Materials: Deer Antler, Brass, Lignum Vitae

46mm H

Himotoshi is formed in between right arm and leg

Otafuku (Ofuku) Netsuke

Material: Deer Antler. 36mm

Can be worn as a Necklace

Yuki-Onna / Snow Woman #2

Materials: Deer Antler, Mother of Pearl (Eyes), Beach Stone(Base)

comes with the stand

The Snow Woman is a kind of Yokai, she appears deep in the mountain when it's heavy snow and she blows out icy cold breath and freezes the people. Mother of Pearl shell Eyes to show the cold personality.

NOZARASHI #2

Material: Deer Antler Crown/ This antler itself had been left in a bush for a while and it's got mossy outer colour even after sanding and polishing.

Two SOTOBA ／Stupa ( often stands by grave stone ) are carved on backside.

Lady Octopus

Materials: Deer Antler, Sheep Horn, Goat Horn

Secret Sign of "KAMA-WA-NU"

"KAMAWANU" means "I don't care", "Okay, you can do it". The sign was often seen at Martial Arts DOJO in Edo period as "I don't care you to watch our practice, but I DO care you challenge us". "KAMAWANU" sign got very popular after well-known Kabuki-actor wore Kimono with this sign"

Octopus and a Pot *SOLD

36mm.

Materials: Deer Antler,

*The Octopus is trying to get in a Pot. Octopus changes body colour, so I used Natural Antler Texture for it. Setting clay pots in the sea is one of traditional Japanese Octopus catching way.

Nine-Tailed Fox

102mm

Material:Deer Antler

*Nine-Tailed Fox is a kind of Yokai or mythical creatures. It appears only if the world is peace.

CRAB NETSUKE #1

Materials: Deer Antler Crown, Buffalo Horn(eyes)

Kiyohime /from the story of DoJo-Ji Temple

Kiyohime just transformed herself to Jya (or can say Evil Dragon). She is holding bell striking stick .

Material: Deer Antler

NOZARASHI ( Skull Left in the open )

Material : Deer Antler. / 60mm widest

The body left in the open on the battle field for long time. Respecting Samurai theme.

Japanese Shika Deer *SOLD

Japanese Shika(Sika) with Japanese Maple Leaf that represents October in Japan.

Carved from Deer Antler. Buffalo horn inlaid for eyes.

53mm

White Snake *SOLD

Materials: Deer Antler, shell

56mm

White Snake is believed it's the messenger of Shinto God in Japan. Special creature.

Kiwi

Materials: Deer Antler, Ebony. 41mm

We see Birds do pick up feather or leaf, and they sometimes put it on their back. Our chicken do too. So I carved a Kiwi pick up silver fern on its back.

Ko-mori /Nursing Bat

Materials: tagua Nut, Goat horn

*Ko-mori means Bat in Japanese, but I made this piece has two meanings by adding a baby bat. "Komori" means nursing baby. So this Netsuke is "Ko-mori's KOMORI". (hope you understand what I mean)

Crocodile Netsuke

Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn

75mm

Firefly (Lightning Bug) = Hotaru on bamboo grass leaf

Sashi type of Netsuke. Firefly sitting on a Leaf and making its bottom glowing.

*Materials: Deer Antler, Buffalo Horn, Gold Leaf, Shell

125mm

Crab at Beach at night

The Pig Tusk represents (crescent)Moon. Paua shell represents the water. The Crab came to the beach for laying eggs.

Clam Netsuke

Material: Mammoth Tusk

45mm(widest)

Octopus SASHI Netsuke

Materials : Deer Antler, Japanese Yellow Crystal

142mm

*I left the original rough texture for showing Octopus skin.

Can be Worn as a Necklace

Kappa-maki (Kappa-Roll) / Sashi Netsuke

Materials: Deer Antler, Paua Shell, Goat Horn

114mm

If you know the Kappa-maki in a menu of Sushi, that contains cucumber in the roll. Because Kappa is told that they love cucumber, so the sushi roll is named "Kappa-maki(=roll)". This netsuke shows cucumber is rolled by Kappa.