NOBLESSE OBLIGEStudio
Japanese Works of Art: the collection header

The collection

Japanese Works of Art

The netsukes … are often marvels of minuteness, and alive with a keen sense of humour and the grotesque.
Basil Hall Chamberlain, Things Japanese

Home  ·  Japanese Works of Art

Japan has spent centuries perfecting the art of saying more with less. A netsuke, a lacquer box, a carved figure — each may be small in scale, yet immense in detail, wit, and meaning. These are objects that reward a closer look, and often a second one.

13 pieces

cutout — Vintage Onyx 14K Gold Necklace with Antique Ivory Panda Netsuke Contemporary Vintage Onyx 14K Gold Necklace with Antique Ivory Panda Netsuke$1,100.00 cutout — Japanese Meiji Period Carved Ivory Kōgō Incense Box with Gilt Butterflies, с1880 Late 19th century Japanese Meiji Period Carved Ivory Kōgō Incense Box with Gilt Butterflies, с1880$1,250.00 cutout — Edo Period Japanese Five-Case Inro with Plum Blossoms, Bird, Netsuke Early 19th century Edo Period Japanese Five-Case Inro with Plum Blossoms, Bird, Netsuke$4,800.00 cutout — Japanese Five-Case Inro with Benkei and Yoshitsune, Edo–Meiji Period Early 19th century Japanese Five-Case Inro with Benkei and Yoshitsune, Edo–Meiji Period$6,800.00 cutout-Antique Japanese Carved Amber Frog Pendant, Japanese Amber Artifact Early 19th century · Early 20th century Antique Japanese Carved Amber Frog Pendant, Japanese Amber ArtifactSold cutout-Japanese Edo–Meiji Six-Case Gold Lacquer Inro with Bone Netsuke and Ojime Early 19th century · Late 19th century Japanese Edo–Meiji Six-Case Gold Lacquer Inro with Bone Netsuke and OjimeSold cutout-Antique Japanese Boke Coral Necklace, Angel Skin Coral, 37 inches, 170 g Late 19th century · Early 20th century Antique Japanese Boke Coral Necklace, Angel Skin Coral, 37 inches, 170 gSold cutout — Rare Japanese Taishō Maki-e Lacquer Miniature Tea Cabinet with Sakura Crest Early 20th century Rare Japanese Taishō Maki-e Lacquer Miniature Tea Cabinet with Sakura Crest$1,350.00 cutout — Rare Japanese Meiji Ivory Three-Piece Set with Monkeys Late 19th century · Early 20th century Rare Japanese Meiji Ivory Three-Piece Set with Monkeys$1,570.00 cutout — Vintage Art Deco Biwa and Baroque Pearl Necklace, Japan, 29 Inches Early 20th century Vintage Art Deco Biwa and Baroque Pearl Necklace, Japan, 29 Inches$750.00 cutout-Black Coral Gold Necklace And Japanese Shakudo Pendant Mid-19th century Black Coral Gold Necklace And Japanese Shakudo PendantSold cutout — Pair of Hand-Carved East Asian Wooden Bird Sculptures, Wabi-Sabi Folk Art Object Mid-20th century Pair of Hand-Carved East Asian Wooden Bird Sculptures, Wabi-Sabi Folk Art Object$650.00 cutout-Fine Five-Case Japanese Edo Period Inro, with Shibayama Ojime and Netsuke Early 19th century · Mid-19th century Fine Five-Case Japanese Edo Period Inro, with Shibayama Ojime and Netsuke$2,900.00