Japanese Netsuke Collection - Three Carved Figures
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Three carved Japanese netsukes, one modelled in boxwood in the form of an emaciated puppy, signed Tomotada, height 6.5 cm, the second in the form of a bearded figure with hand to his head, signed, height 11 cm, the third in the form of Gama Sennin standing in classic pose with one foot raised, unsigned, height 8 cm (3)
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- Boxwood - Boxwood is a hard, yellow coloured, close grained timber. In the 19th century it was often used for inlays, especially stringing, because of its contrasting colour to the darker timbers of the carcase. Stringing is the inlay of a narrow strip of veneer of a lighter colour, such as boxwood along or close to the edges of an object that has been veneered in a darker timber such as mahogany.
Because of its fine grain and resistnce to splitting or chipping it has also been used for treen, turnings, carvings and other small wooden items, such as chess pieces.